>> thank you very much, nbc's andrea mitchell. we're told that the motorcade is, in fact, moments away. we also want to take this opportunity to remind you that this coverage live on nbc and, of course, on msnbc, will continue. some stations may be leaving us now. but we ask all of you to have patience. we'll be back in a heartbeat. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6 in hd. >> a great statesman, loving dad. words today used to describe the ted kennedy. we watch washington as people from venerations honor him. mourners are lining the streets

of the u.s. capitol, waiting for a glimpse of the motorcade carrying the body of the late december senator -- late senator. we will take a back to live coverage, but first, here is laurie kenny was a look at today's funeral service. >> ted kennedy often came here to arlington to visit his fallen soldiers and his brothers. now he takes his place next to them. >> edward kennedy spent more than half of his life in the city. mourners lined the street and the steps of the u.s. capital to bid a final farewell. it began on a cold, rainy day in boston. but inside the basilica of our lady of perpetual help, words for our statesmen and family man. >> i love you, dad, i always will. i miss you already. >> dad, you kept that promise,

both literally and figuratively, to be your brother's keeper. now it is time for you to rest in peace. >> there was a song -- scripture -- and prayers of the faithful delivered by the senators grandchildren. his namesake, teddy kennedy the third, echoed his grandfathered words. >> the hope rises again, and the dream lives on. >> a legacy remembered by congressional colleagues and presidents past and present. >> ted kennedy has gone home, guided by his fate and the light of those he has loved and lost. at last, she is with them once more. god bless. >> senator kennedy will be buried on the hillside behind me, 200 feet from john and 95 feet from his brother robert. it will be open to the public tomorrow.

wbal-tv 11 news. >> senator ted kennedy's niece, maria shriver, talked about the passing of her uncle and mother. eunice kennedy shriver died just a few weeks ago. shriver talk about their resilience and passion and said that not many people will ever experience the overwhelming love and support her uncle has. >> both of them are incredible testaments to how long it takes, how hard one has to work to accomplish something. i think we have lost sight of that in this country in all professions, journalism, politics. people expect you get elected president and solve all problems immediately. if they look at people like teddy or mommy, d.c. how long they have to stay there and keep hammering away and hammering away. i can that that gives us hope that people can find solutions. if you look at that and say,

wow, they accomplished a lot, but it took a long time. >> david gregory's entire interview with maria shriver will air tomorrow morning at 10 on "meet the press." much more our website. you're more reaction from around the world and you pictures. there's also a retrospective of the kennedy family in american politics, all on the homepage of wbaltv.com. >> early this morning, it looked gray and threatening, but we had no rain. there is a cool front coming in, and that from is generating isolated shower activity. some thunderstorms in pennsylvania and towards columbia. in line of showers and northwest carroll county moving east, so we see a thunderstorm this evening, but it will be isolated. following that, a day of warm weather foiled by cool

conditions. we will finally get rid of this tropical air. we will talk about all that in detail coming up with the forecasted just a few minutes. >> nearly two dozen dogs remain an animal control in anne arundel county after being found in deplorable conditions. they were arrested after the authorities were called friday morning. we are joined now from where the darts were rescued. >> the police investigation continues. so far, no charges filed, and the dogs seem to be doing a little better. >> rescue and recovery. 21 dogs are now at deegan animal shelter. animal control officers removed the dogs from cds drive in orchard beach. foul odors and howling.

>> i was crying. if you would have seen the conditions these dogs are in, no animal should live like that. >> the dogs were malnourished. some suffered from skin ailments and missing for. the home where they were living is now condemned, ruled uninhabitable because of deplorable conditions inside. county officials say they will do what they can to make animals healthy and find the dog's new homes. >> it is recommended that before individual citizens have these dogs, that they be interested facility for a transition. now they need a healthy dose of tender, loving care to bring them back to good health. >> once again, the dogs or removed friday. two days ago, the county set up an animal welfare council. their job is to determine if the county's policies and laws safeguarding animals. reporting live from orchard beach, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> thank you. the man who police say hit a 16- year-old boy while driving under the influence of alcohol is now out of jail. 26-year-old posted a $100,000 bond. he is accused of hitting and injuring ben wertman critically as he rode down at the road in columbia. police say they also found her when in his position. the sun is being kept on life support and is an organ donor. his heart may be needed here in baltimore. an update on breaking news from last night. one person recovering after rescuing from a vehicle in northern carroll county. are around 1030 last night. emergency crews were for -- work for an hour to remove the passenger breed good news for w.

e. b. du bois high-school. they are being taken off the persistently dangerous school list, and today they celebrated the accomplishment. the state categorizes persistently dangerous schools according to the number of incidents. they were given a grant to help address the problem. >> [inaudible] committed to the children in these buildings. we are no longer called 8 persistently dangerous school, because we did it the right way. >> the funding also creates a paid internship program for students at baltimore companies. the man accused of kidnapping a california girl who was reunited with family this week is now suspect in other crimes.

thousands gathered here on what would have been michael jackson's 51st birthday. a celebration around a world. and new orleans residents remember hurricane katrina four years later. remember hurricane katrina four years later.

>> michael jackson would have celebrated his 51st birthday today. the king of pop was going this day in gary, indiana, 1958. his music spans four decades and includes multiple best-selling albums. he died of cardiac arrest june 25, just weeks before a comeback to work. -- a comeback tour. events will be held at prospect park in new york city by spike lee. in london, thousands gathered to pay tribute to the late pop icon. they doused -- danced to a

"thriller," and they set a record to gather the most people to dance to his music. no word on the attempts being successful. two injured in southeastern georgia. officials call it the worst mass killing in glen county history. they were called to the new hope mobile park in brunswick this morning, where they made this dismal discovery. >> we are still in the process of trying to identify the victims. as soon as we positively identify each victim, the first thing we do is notify the families. >> it is now clear how they died or whether if police are looking for a suspect. it has been four years since hurricane katrina ravaged new orleans. hear from residents who are still trying to rebuild. >> defense looks like they are in midseason form. they will set up for a preseason game tonight.

a preview in sports. >> picking up an isolated thunderstorm in the area. there is the sunshine. 84 the airport.

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>> four years ago today, katrina landfall in the border between louisiana and mississippi, reeking of devastation. people in new orleans marked the anniversary with music, dedications, and memorials. they join other city leaders with a bell ringing. they also unveiled a memorial plaques of all who died on august 9, 2005. since the storm, people are still determined to turn their houses into tom's all these years later. >> my parents, my grandparents,

everyone who lived here -- i love to call new orleans home. >> katrina is on record as the costliest and one of the five deadly as hurricanes and new orleans history. >> now, your forecast. >> tropical storm danny was headed to the east coast. it supported a little rain, and that is it. we are in tropical air. you can see the haze of the atmosphere and the moisture, and he has caused a few isolated storms to cross over. i slid activity near carroll county and near frederick, these storm cells. there is one producing hale right over dulles airport. thunderstorms around fredericksburg in virginia right now. we may see something popped up before we are all done. what happened during the day today? it is humid. 87 at the inner harbor, dropping only a couple of degrees.

typically, 83 will be the high, typically above average. no rain, but we might pick up an isolated shower in the evening. middle-80's in general, but to the northwest we see altoona, 74, 82 at cumberland, cooler air filtering in from the west. dew point temperatures around 70, and humid, tropical feeling. to the northwest, the hagerstown to point drops to 62, 59 a cumberland, oakland 57. tyre is trying to figure in. now there is a disorganized thunderstorm to the east of cape cod. here is the fronts that have to come through. once they come through, we will get into a dryer and cooler air mass to the beginning of the week. it looks good. the jet stream is driving all of

this, dragging cooler air in, pushing it out of the picture. here is the forecast for the overnight hours tonight. we expect a partly cloudy sky. we still could cease thundershowers, but overnight hours will be dry. light west to southwest winds, 67 to 73, 7:42 at sunset this evening. a partly cloudy day to maroc's, little on the human -- tomorrow, a little on the human side. a slight chance of showers south of baltimore. as we go towards the pennsylvania line, rain chances are around zero. west wind at 10-15 miles an hour. a west southwest wind on the day, building to to give you a fee for waves. isolated showers are clearing the area, and going into the work week, we see moisture and baby icily the storm activity to

the south. even in baltimore, the chance of dry days are pretty good. do not be put off by raindrops. there are low chances of rain and much better odds. only 20% will be south of baltimore. pretty much rain-free.

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turning defense into offense. the offense they had their moments, especially this nifty statue of liberty. nice. they hope to keep it going against the panthers, but led by peppers, they are pretty stout. >> this is a talented team on both sides. those two outside teams are tremendous, so we will be approached by a challenge, the linebackers are fast. it will be a great opportunity to see how those things are doing. >> pregame starts at 730. you can also hit a game-high 98 rock. life after tony continues for the colts, and that may not be as dramatic as life after peyton manning. nothing like a preseason game that goes down to the wire.

cut it to 17-16, the preseason. you do not want overtime, so you go for two. i like the jets against the ravens last week, the lions are successful, 18-17, lions win. i think that is an oxymoron. lions win. palace today. this was earlier this preseason. >> they come and last may. you get a little anxious. >> tom brady two weeks ago, coming from the injury. albert haynes worth, last night, jamming him into the ground. the shoulder was sore after that, and no, he did not paid the rest of the game. no word on whether british suffered as serious -- brady suffered a significant injury. it looks like ferguson might not pitch again after the shot-and

last month. yankees continue their stranglehold on the best record in baseball, doing it with defense against the white sox. alex rodriguez makes the throw to first to get the out. he was not the only guy telling stellar defense today. a little bit later, robinson at second, getting down and dirty, gunning to first. he makes a base hit. i'll yes, they can hit, too. no. 576, yankees rock 10-0. this is the first weekend of playoffs and the pga tour is doing a formality before they announced tiger the champion. he started the day 5417. he rolls and a birdie putt, part 267, and is in sixth place at - 4. here is the leader,, 9 under, tied for the lead.

tips in on the fifth hole, drains said, and he has two backed at seven under par. that is it for sports.

>> ranges godown, and it gets more comfortable. >> thank you for joining us. it continued coverage of the burial of senator ted kennedy.

see you tonight after the game.