>> if i had an opportunity to pay respects, i would do that. >> local people there respect to senator kennedy as he is moved to his final resting place at arlington national cemetery. "good morning washington"star

trek now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning, washington, we will get to the top stories in a moment but first a quick check of the forecast. adam caskey is live in the weather center. >> good morning to all of you. it is a little damp outside with leftover moisture from yesterday. we still have clouds and it is humid and muggy. a cold front will move in later tonight and that will pave the way for much more comfortable and a sunnier sunday. there's not much in terms of fall locally. the header action is off to the eastern shore. that as a result of danny which

has become a tropical depression. it is weakening pretty quickly. that will push off to the northeast and keep the heavy rain away from us. we can expect a little development throughout the day. right now, it is 73 and ronald reagan national airport. here is the forecast today -- a few sunny breaks here and there but a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. i don't think it will be happy and as widespread as yesterday. it will be queued and 84 degrees as the high temperature. we began this morning with a preview of the funeral and burial of senator edward kennedy. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy today in boston which is expected to drop people from across the political spectrum. >> at a presidential library on the edge of the ocean, the

people came in waves. ted kennedy was bigger than life for many but his family and friends, he preached the gospel of the little man. >> people who struggle, struggle each and every day to just get by. he lived his whole life fighting for those people. >> last night, those who knew him best gathered for a private memorial to a remarkable public life. >> ted kennedy changed the course of history as few others have. without him, there might still be a military draft or a vietnam might have lasted longer and there might have been delays in granting the voting rights act or passing medicare or medicaid. >> the democratic lawyer and was famous for reaching out to his republican foes. >> he was good company, exxon co.. i think it will miss him more than i can say. >> caroline is the only surviving child of john f.

kennedy who brought it home. >> he has become a part of history. we have become the ones who have to do all the things he would have done for us, for art -- for each other, and our country. >> the funeral mass for edward kennedy will be held at 10:30 this morning at our lady of perpetual help in boston. about 15,000 people are expected to attend the service including former presidents george bush, jimmy carter, and bill clinton. after the funeral mass, the kennedy tribute will ship to the nation's capital. a procession will 13 washington to arlington national cemetery. a motorcade will stop this afternoon at the senate for people to honor him there. >> it is near the capitol where we expect a large crowd tomorrow. people across washington are expected to show up to honor

senator edward kennedy. >> certainly, senator kennedy has been a major part in promoting the values that i hold dear. >> we will renew full coverage of the funeral today and burial on abc 7 "news at 7." it is 72 degrees. still to come, and out of control wildfire that exploded in the mountains just north of los angeles is spreading this morning. we will get the latest from southern california as a state of a mercy has been declared.

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welcome back to the saturday edition of "good morning washington." the sun is down on the cloud cover is over us and you cannot see that humidity in the air. i am in the gulfport weather center. there's nothing really happen locally. we will have a few showers or to the east. we will have heavy showers associate with the remnants of tropicalepressioren danny.

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here's a look of some of this morning's top stories -- for more than three hours last night, friends, family, and political collets remembered senator ted kennedy in boston. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy at the people mass today. centre kennedy will be laid to rest at arlington natiolna cemetery. naabc 7 news will have complete coverage of all the events tonight at 6:00 and 11:00. tropical storm denny has weakened to a tropical depression. representative currents a being blamed for the missing -- the disappearance of a 12-year- old boy. and american servicemen died after being struck by a roadside bomb. the soldier's death is the 45th this month, making august the deadliest month for u.s. forces

in iraq. we are following a developing story -- a d.c. police of her is recovering after being shot earlier this month agreed happened in the 1700 block ofale street. he was shot in the leg and conscious and breathing with injuries that are non-life- threatening. the suspect has been arrested the shuttle discovery blasted off from the kennedy space center. >> 2-1, left off of discovery. >> the launch took place seconds after being delayed twice this week. discovery is carrying seven astronauts as well as 17,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to the international space station. it should arrive tomorrow. on board is springfield native along with a new tread mill in maine for comedian steven colbert.

at least five wildfires continue to burn in california. governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency. >> for the fourth night, the skies of southern california are on fire. the toughest fight is in the forest northeast of los angeles where wildfires still threaten more than 500 homes. residents of this town have been on edge. >> we had to go back last night to watch it. >> firefighters were making progress until the blaze split in two. >> it is going anywhere it wants to. >> they are battling at least five fires from the se to thea desert. a nature preserve erupted in a wall of flames. >> we could hear the fire and cure the flames. >> two homes were lost and

several others were damaged. >> we could have lost a great number of structures, homes and potentially lives in this fire. >> those living nearby must be ready to move at a moment's notice. they do what they can to prepare. >> we will stay to the last minute. >> firefighters have been on the lines for days. the only good news is that the hot santa ana winds are yet to appear. there is no break in the heat forecast until early next week. the foster parents of a missing disabled boy had been arrested on suspicion of murder in oakland. they are being questioned by investigators in the case of a 5-year-old who has sieur -- several policy. -- sorry pearl policy. -- cerebral palsy.

we're learning more about the rest of a california girl who was held hostage for more than two decades. the charges come after a woman claiming to be a woman came forward 18 years after being up adopted from her bus stop when she was 11-years old. authorities are searching the property for clues in the unsolved claims where several women's bodies were dumped in 1990's. objections debt has been officially ruled a homicide be. the official ruling from the corner in los angeles as acute intoxication of the drug propofol is to blame. his doctor said he gave michael jackson the drug to sleep. he is under investiga btiono nut charges have been fid. dj am has been found dead in

a new york apartment. there was no evidence of foul play. he was 36 years old. his death comes one year after he survived a plane crash that killed four other people in south carolina. police have stepped up patrols at jefferson national forest after two virginia tech students were found murdered. they were shot and killed in the popular hiking area, about 50 minutes from the virginia tech campus. they believe that someone shot the students late wednesday or early thursday. both of the victims were active members of the baptist church and belong to the religious group "campus crusade for christ." everything is secured. they have gotten past the tragedy iies.

virginia tech is urging students struggling with the latest incident to seek counseling. true years ago today, hurricane katrina swept through the gulf coast, leaving the worst devastation that the united states has ever seen. new orleans is still rebuilding. tourist attractions are forcing again, many other areas like lenore -- like the lord ninth ward are still struggling. they are upgrading levees and doing other projects that continue today. >> i will not say that people will have nothing to worry about. the risk is always about a bigger and larger storm. adam caskey is here with a saturday forecast. will we feel any respect -- any effects from an danny? >> no, it is dissipated rather quickly and it is not even a

tropical storm. it is not a warm core system . it will get absorbed into the upper atmosphere. the beaches will get slightly affected. the maximum winds are about 35 miles per hour. it is weaker than it was yesterday. it was never a strong tropical storm and never became a hurricane. it is now a tropical depression and the national hurricane center in miami will start -- will stop monitoring this. there will hd this off to localities. there are some showers and thunderstorms ahead of the system. they could be the remnants of danny. that is not all result of danny. that will stay to our east.

to the west, we have a few showers in garrett county, maryland. for the most part, we are dry locally with the exception of far western maryland. knows the cold front to the west. this will be a key player in the latter half of our weekend. the cold front will move in later tonight and maybe trigger a brief shower later tonight. the big difference you will field with the cold front is the humidity. it will plummet, temperatures will drop into early next week and you'll actually see the sunshine. tomorrow, a return to sunshine. yesterday, we had about 3 inches of rain in fort washington. that was the bull's-eye. there were some other impressive amounts.

it is very muggy outside, right now. let's go to our graphics and get a wider view. yesterday, the front was moving for the midwest and by tonight, it will move through the metro area. we will see that from come tomorrow for the latter half of the weekend. there will be more clouds and sunshine today. it will not be an all day watch out. we do have a chance for each few scattered showers and thunderstorms. there is a little bit of energy moving through with moisture in the air and we cannot rule out a few thunderstorms and showers. mid-80's this afternoon, showers are possible later tonight. that will be the exception

rather than the rule and that will be east of 95. the humidity will drop to morrow. notice the difference in temperatures. the humidity will be significantly less behind the cold front with a fair amount of sunshine and tomorrow. as the front continues to progress east were throughout the day, we will have a fair amount of sunshine. it looks like a good sunday and a good way to end the weekend. a big change in temperatures next week, mid-70's for pies. -- for highs. there will be a chance of showers monday into tuesday. >> we will see the sunshine tomorrow? >> that is the key. it is a psychological boost. >> coming up in a few minutes, jason campbell and the redskins finally find the end zone. details on how they did against the patriots, next in sports.

good morning, washington. you are looking live at the 14th street bridge where the roads are dry and traffic is moving. state and for the latest on your forecast. first, in sports, the new england patriots tom brady had a sore right shoulder after getting crushed by the redskins up front lawn. >> the redskins have to walk away from last night's game with the patriots not feeling good about themselves. the redskins scored first. tom brady fell back and threw a

touchdown to tie it. tom brady completed a pass to randy moss. later in the second quarter, jason campbell has an answer. he drops back to pass and fineds his receiver. 73-yard reception. later, watch jason campbell. he slips out of the pocket, he scrambles, and passes but no. he scrambles into the end zone. third quarter, there was a duel over on this pest. -- pass. 24-17, patriots.

it was a beautiful 33-yard pass and that tied at 24. the patriots came out on the bottom. the "extreme makeover: home edition" team it built a home for a hyattsville family. they turned a brand new community center out in northeast washington. the project is one day behind schedule and the team is looking for help. they need people who do drywall, framing. they have to push the saturday revealed to send it. still ahead, fire ripped through a district home. we will get the latest. >> i am live from arlington national cemetery. i will have more details on the funeral arrangements for senator

edward kennedy. >> the second half of "good morning washington" saturday starts now. good morning, washington. it is 6:30 on the saturda morning. let's begin this half hour with a look at the port test. meteorologist at caskey is in thweather center. >> it is muggy outside despite high temperatures where they should be this time of year. it is in the mid-80's and it will still be uncomfortable but we have big improvement coming up for tomorrow. tomorrow, will be much more pleasant and feel better outside. right now, it is a muddy 70 degrees. prin frederickces i70 dreeges e th-d70egree mark.ear pt,ro wer

here is our forecast for today -- a few sunny breaks here and there with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms expected. there's nothing on the radar now but that does not mean that they will not develop later today. made 80's today and less humid for tomorrow. a good end to the weekend. topping our news this morning is the funeral and burial of senator edward kennedy. hundreds of dignitaries, family, and friends are attending his funeral mass this morning. we begin our coverage with kathy mark, live at arlington national cemetery. >> the final resting place will be at arlington national cemetery where he spent many days visiting the graves of his late brother's. before the procession makes its last stop, it will pass by the

u.s. capitol. >> teddy has become a part of history and we have become the ones who have to do all the things he would done for us, for each other, and for our country. >> family and friends of edward kennedy remembered the massachusetts senator as a leader. >> we all have our stories about why he was so successful. one of them was that people did not want to look small in front of him, even the people who were small. >> his niece caroline and nephew joe, looked up to their uncle as a father-figure. >> every single one of my brothers and sisters needed a father and we gained onthrough uncle teddy. we just needed someone to hang onto and teddy was always there. >> even though some people never met him, they felt a connection. 50,000 people filed past the

flag-draped coffin. >> he was an inspiration to many people around the world. it is wonderful to be a part of that. >> thousands more are expected to be a part of the final farewell. the funeral procession will make its way to the capitol today. outside the building where kennedy made his mark, the public will get chance to pay their respects. >> just to be here to waved farewell or to see his family, what ever we can do. >> his final resting place will be arlington nio cnalememetery where he will be buried ne his brothers, john and robert. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy later this morning and the private burial service today for senator kennedy will be held at 5:30. >> the funeral mass for senator kennedy will be held at 10:00 this morning at the basilica of

our lady of perpetual help in boston. about 50,000 people are expected to attend including former presidents george bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy. the center will then be buried at arlington national cemetery near his brothers john and robert. abc 7 news will bring you full coverage. that is coming up tonight at abc 7 news at 6:00 and 11:00. a d.c. police officer is recovering after being shot early this morning raid happened in the 1700 block of gale street. he is conscious and breeding and has a non-life threatening injuries. a suspect has been arrested. investigators will return to the scene of a fire in southeast washington to determine the cause for the fireroke out late last night in the 1700 block of bay street.

twothe two residents escaped without being hurt and there were no injuries. friends and family members gathered in northwest to remember a transgendered murdered victim. >> we will overcome. >> he was stabbed to death while walking along q street wednesday afternoon. it could be a hate crime. his mother told those gathered last night that she was surprised of the outpouring of support. >> i am so amazed. everybody who has been a part of his life, i did not know that he knew all of you. >> family members ask anyone with information about the attack to please call police. students at wilson high school finished up the week with increased security. d.c. police others were called

to the school after a fight broke up after a lunch time basketball game. 15 students were involved. a player attacked a gym teacher for a call he made and other students became involved. the teachers suffered minor injuries. four students were charged with assault. by monday, all prince george's county a high-school students are expected to have their schedules. classes began last monday but a computer glitch left as many as eight babson's without schedules. they spent a week sitting in the cafeteria, the auditory, or in the wrong class is. 1300 students yesterday were still without schedules. jogger in rock creek park discovered a body lying face down in the water near the 2400 block of beach drive. >> it was scary. you have to watch yourself during the day.

i never come at night. >> authorities have not determined the identity of the body but say it is male and he may be white. an autopsy is being determined to determine the cause of death. expect 30-minute delays on metro this weekend until closing time sunday. trains will single track on the red trip -- on the red line. green line trains will single track between georgia avenue and for talking until 6:00 p.m., on sunday. ddot has closed the eastbound ramp to the tunnel and southwest washington for the ramp close last night and will remain closed until 5:00 monday morning. it is now 6:37 and 72 degrees. still ahead, the redskins were playing against the new england

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welcome back. it is 6:40 a.m. on this saturday morning. there is cloud cover outside. we cannot rule out a few showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. i don't think it will be as widespread or as heavy as what we had yesterday. l's get to our storms can. -- storm sn.n. most of the activity is to the stern eaore but there is a little activity that willlish cp

point lookoutp in s mary's .oty there is a cold front moving our way and that will cause big changes for tomorrow, mainly in the form of more comfortable conditions. rour forecast,are e at 70 te e afisn rn afternoon a muggy 84 with a high temperature with a few scattered thunderstorms. baltimore, sunshine, mid-80's. turning to sports, at fedex field last night, the redskins' first unit played solid football against a top new england patriots team. tom brady will hook up with randy moss and these too are unstoppable. that is a 26 yard touchdown pass. later in the quarter, you will see it again. tom brady prospect to pass and randy moss catches it for a 27-

touchdown pass. in the second quarter, the redskins' offense is fired up. jason campbell funds kress cooley who takes a 73-yard reception down to the 6 yard line. there he goes and goes and they brinin doubt the six you're blind. the patriots it ultimately won it with a late field goal. the final was 27-24. the redskins or not the biggest sports story in town. the washington nationals were facing one of the toughest teams in the game. >> the nationals were in st. louis taking on possibly the best team in baseball top of the seventh, game tied at 1, there is a double. running from second base, he comes in easily and the nationals take the lead.

bottom of the ninth, alberta pujols its it into the atmosphere. the indians, bottom of the fourth, the orioles go out in front 3-2. bottom of the sex, -- bottom of the sixth. the quarrels golan to clobber the indians, 13-4. high drama in new york, a tie game, a three-run homeun. the time is 6:43. it is 72 degrees and humid.

emotional tributes for senator kennedy yesterday as family, friends, and kelly's -- and colleagues pay tribute to him in boston. they recall his deep passion for his family and country. the talk about his kindness and sense of humor. the funeral mass will be held this morning at the basilica of our lady of perpetual help in boston. 50,000 people are expected to tend along with george bush, jimmy carter, and bill clinton. president barack obama will do the eulogy. abc 7 news will renew full coverage at abc 7 news at 6:00 and 11:00. the space shuttle discovery

blasted off from the kennedy space center. >> 2, 1-booster ignition, and liftoff of discovery. >> the twice-delayed launch took place before midnight. it is carrying seven astronauts as well as 17,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to the international space station. it should arrive tomorrow. on brd as a springfield made along with a new treadmill named for canadian steven colbert. -- comedian steven colbert. a wildfire rages through a dry forest in los angeles. governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency and southern california. more than 1000 firefighters are battling at least five fires the got a handle on the fast-moving blaze but are still battling fires in the san gabriel mountains. students and professors at the university of virginia are

taking precautions after several cases of swine flu were reported. four days into the fall semester, nine cases of the virus have been reported on the charlottesville campus. students are being quarantined. >> one of my professors address the issue in class and said if you feel sick, don't come. >> health officials say they will do everything they can to keep students held a great university plans to administer the swine flu vaccine as soon as they get it in mid-october. inspection records for the water in that burst and flooded a bethes wrote last year were thrown out. the broken 66-inch pipe sent a wall of water ross -- washing down river road, trapping people in cars. inspection records from 1965 or mistakenly discarded. officials want the records to determine if other older water mains might have similar problems. 19 businesses have filed

suit against the city of richmond, seeking $25 million i damages for 2004 flooding. the lawsuit accused the city of negligence in operating their system. the flooding was the remnant of a tropical storm. it is now 6:48. adam caskey is here with the weekend weather. we had a flash flood watch over night but that has been cancelled. the storms will not be as numerous and widespread or as heavy. >> it was taken when i came in this morning. when does the sun come back? >> that will be tomorrow. wait until tomorrow. let's take a look at the storm scan with the remnants of danny. it is not even a very strong sixth tropical storm.

we will continue to monitor the system locally. notice the widespread showers are ahead of the remnants of danny. not all this is associated with that system. we have an active weather system in place but the heavy asian -- patty -- heavy action will go off to our east. later today and into tomorrow, the cold front will move in with light tomorrow showers but behind this, we will have the cooler, drier, less humid air. that will make the difference over the next couple of days. i want to show you the sun rise earlier this morning over the district. this was at 5:00 a.m. the sky brightened up but you do not see the sunshine because of the clouds in place. 73 degrees right now at reagan

national airport. look at the rainfall totals from yesterday in fort washington. they had over 3 inches of rain. right now, in bowie, it is 70 degrees and a very sticky outside. let's look at the graphics. there'll be a few sunny breaks today, not the worst day, just a humid outside. that is what you would expect for this time of year. high temperatures will be in the mid-80's. tonight, we start t see the transition with lingering showers possible east of 95. tomorrow, there will be a lot of sunshine with high temperatures

in the 80 + but noticeably less humid and more comfortable for our sunday. look at next week, mid-'70s will be the flames. it almost will feel like fall. >> that will be nice. did you buy a ticket to the lottery? >> no. >> we have important mega millions news coming up.

good morning, washington and happy saturday morning. i am arch campbell with your weekend movie guide. >> you say you want to use these? you will have to tidy up after yourself. >> but kid brent's bay city motel to organize an arts festival called "taking woodstock."

>> you first have to learn how to play the game. >> i am too old. >> i will teach you every trick i have got. >> andy griffith turns into a retiring ramallah -- romeo in " play the game." >> we are into killing nazis. business is booming. >> the best of the weekend is " in glorious bastards. almost four starts for "in gloria's bastards." 3 stars for "district 9." the time travelers wife is another good movie. "the goods" only one star. i am arch campbell, 87 -- abc 7

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us in the weather? >> tomorrow. >> you are a good guy and you would have shown up. >> here is our forecast -- big improvements tomorrow. made 80's to more of -- tomorrow with less humid temperatures. early next week, it will be 10 degrees below average. we are talking highs in the mid- 70's. that is with partial sunshine and a much cooler from moving into placehich will make it feel much better. >> you want to stay with abc 7 news for full coverage of the funeral and burial of senator news for full coverage of the funeral and burial of senator edward kennedy today at 6 at need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪

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