>> my father taught me to dream, no matter what station in life with the same dignity and respect. >> ted kennedy has gone home now. >> family, friends, colleagues, and grateful americans pause for a final farewell to a beloved senator. good evening, everyone. on this day of emotional remembrances. i'm jim handly. >> glad to have you with us tonight. i'm live at arlington national cemetery where that graveside service just wrapped up a few hours ago. it marked the end of a very public day of remembrance, a day that began in boston and ended here in the nation's capito i'll have more on that part of the story in just a moment. >> ted kennedy was buried tonight alongside his brothers john and bobby.

today's ceremonies in many ways reflected the man larger than life. brian mooar begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: on a day both somber and celebratory, senator ted kennedy tookis place alongside the brothers he idolized. in the end, he was an icon in his own right and thousands lined the streets of nation's capital to say good-bye. >> i'm conservative republican but i'm here to pay respects. >> his last journey took him to the u.s. capitol where he was saluted by those who served with and for lim. >> he knew he was only great because had he great people supporting him and he knew the value of good staff, and that's why he was so successful. >> the day began in boston where a family considered american royalty mourned alongside the nation's political elite, among them four american presidents. >> the greatest expectations were placed upon ted kennedy's

shoulders because of who he was. but he is your passed them all because of who he became. >> and we slowly made it to the top. >> son tedy junior stirred the crowd to tears but there were also moments of laughter snee even taught me some of life's harder lessons, such as how to like republicans. >> the day followed the path of ted kennedy's life from massachusetts to washington. with brothers john and robert at his side. honored by a new generation of kennedys who some day may hear their family's call to service. from beginning to end, the services were sharply focused on family, both political and the kennedys, literally bus loads of children, grandchildren and a sprawling extended family paying tribute to its fallen patriarch. brian mooar it, nbc news at the arlington national cemetery.

>> and as the busload of family and friends that brian just mentioned, as that bus load made tats way through downtown d.c. and toward the capitol, the staffers and folks who lined the steps applaud and cheered. it was a home come today for the late senator ted kennedy. emma lang is a grad constituent at gw but born i massachusetts. >> i grew up with ted kennedy. he's been senator since well i was born. >> thousands descended on the capitol and lined the streets that surrounded it saturday. regardless of age, so many here seemed to grow up with senator ted kennedy. they brought their signs, their kids, their pets and their memories. >> we grew up with him, the civil rights issues. he was always for social justice and peace and the poor. >> i think he represented people in massachusetts quite well. we're very proud of the work that he did on our behalf. >> while some were here to thank

kennedy, others merely wanted a front row seat to history. >> the kennedy family are like the family of america. i figure since i here, i might as well check it out. >> onlookers gathered for a last glimpse. meanwhile at the capitol where he served more than 47 years, many of kennedy's current and former staffers stood on the senate steps for two hours and when theion arrived, they all roared. >> well, i've seen a lot of processions and a lot of ceremonies in this town since i've been here. i've never seen anything like this. >> lester highman ran the massachusetts democratic party in the late 60s. he's one of many of kennedy's former staffer who's became successful. melly miller worked for the late senator longer than just about anyone else. >> i was with him for 37 years. >> 37 years. >> who would want to leave? he was at all of our weddings, at our funerals, bedsides.

the loyalty was a two-way street. that's why you have the entire steps filled with his former staff. >> the thousands of it others here seemed to agree as they waived flags, sang songs and wiped away tears, all seemed to have something in common. >> we loved senator kennedy. >> and tt was the prevailing sentiment throughout the day from boston this morning to here at the nation's capitol, the capitol you just saw here and to here at arlington this evening, as well. so many turned out today to show love and respect for the late senator kennedy. there was one moment that struck most of us today. he served longer than all but two senators in the history of the u.s. senate. strom thurmond from south carolina and robert byrd from west virginia. they wheeled robert byrd out today shortly before the precession arrived. and all of the folks broke into thunderous applause.

we saw the president this morning and the senators this afternoon but the lion's share of the folks who turned out day were average citizens. craig melvin, news4. >> an amazing it draw, capitol hill on a saturdayor in aulv.meh > r l>>atn oed later onn o lor r o senator ade,ecifal lora first ladyy h r you'll also find you'll also find complete coverage on nbcwashington.com. we're following a developing story tonight out of southeastern georgia. seven people were discovered dead inside a single mobile home. the bodies were discovered this morning near bruns wick, georgia. two other people were critically injured. police described the scene as one of the most gruesome they've ever seen. >> there has not been such a number of victims that i know in the history of this county. >> police have not said how the

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autopsy has been completed on dj am, the entertainer whose body was discovered in his manhattan apartment yesterday. plus today's emotion it will reunion between a maryland teenager and his family after more than a decade. and last night's megamillions drawing was one of the biggest jackpots ever. is there a winner? we've got the answer. >> i'm chuck bell. there are rain showers for your folks in mt. vernon over to alexandre and prince georges county. what about your sunday in the forecast is coming up. coming up in sports, the nationals make things easy for the sluggers from st. louis. steve marino plays his way to the top of the leaderboard and redskins q cabe campbell getting

autopsy results are back on celebrity disk jockey dj am. but we still don't know how he died. investigators say they need toxicology reports to determine what killed him. dj am was found dead last night in his new york city apartment. drug paraphernalia was reportedly discovered nearby. he often performed at celebrity parties and known to date nicole richie and mandy moore. republicans are fuming tonight over the south carolina governor's affair and his questionable travel records. but they are not forcing him out of office just yet. the gop gathered in myrtle beach

today to discuss governor mark sanford's fate and not one lawmaker defended him. republicans, however will, wait to make any decisions on impeachment till the state ethics panel completes its investigation. critics are questioning his use of state and private aircraft after he slipped away in june to visit his mistress in argentina. two people on opposite ends of the country are very, very wealthy tonight. they had the winning tickets in last night's megamegamillions. friday night's jackpot was $330 million. that means the winning ticks are each worth about $166 million. they were purchased in san gabrielle, california and from this convenience store in the bronx. the jackpot had grown to one of the largest ever in u.s. history. coming up tonight on news4 at 11:00, our coverage of the final farewell to senator kennedy continues after the break. maria shriver talks about the final year of her uncle's life

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senator kennedy's burial at arlington national cemetery capped a week in which thousands of mourners filed past his casket in boston to pay their final respects. his niece maria shriver appears on "meet the press" tomorrow morning and says the public outpouring of support for kennedy while he battled brain cancer made a huge difference. >> watching this final year was beautiful because i think, you know there have been a lot of

things written about tedy over the years and it hasn't all been complimentary. and i think for someone to have that kind of love come at you is a very powerful thing that very few people i think ever experience in their lifetime. >> shriver says her uncle also inspired hope because he never gave up. you can see the entire interview on "meet the press" tomorrow morning right here on nbc4. and an emotional reunion in china today for a young maryland man, the 17-year-old was reunited with his biological family today for the first time in 11 years. that's christian norris from easton, maryland. in 199 he ended up in an orphanage after bei found under a bridge in china. he was adopted by a maryland family in 2001. christian found his birth parents using the internet. >> i always wanted to find them.

when i first came, i wanted to find them but it wasn't -- i didn't really ask that much that often. >> christian's birth parents say they neverbandoned him. they say he got lost one day and they were never able to find him. christian and his adopted mother will spend two weeks in china visiting his biological family. >> chuck joins us now. what a humid saturday out there. >> typical of august in washington. no big surprise. what we could use is a little break from the humidity and that starts to arrive late tonight. you're going to appreciate i think the changes coming our way for the upcoming week. outside right now under a mostly cloudy sky in washington with a few light rain showers in and around the area. 87 today after a 73 degree start. now we've dropped down to 76 degrees. the dewpoints will be back down into the 50s by tomorrow afternoon making it feel a lot more comfortable. temperatures around the rest of tharea right now, mostly in the mid-70s, 72 in frederick,

maryland, 75 princeeorges county. here's a check of doppler. not a lot of rain across the area but a few lonely showers moving into portions of northern calvert county from annapolis to shadyside, eastern prince georges county, almost on top of andrews air force base. and a few light sprinkles down to the south of washington. the stronger thunderstorms are well into portions of delaware and moving away from us. no real concerns for severe weather tonight. temperatures in the mid-70s here. a lot cooler back to our northwest. chicago 59. but the dewpoints back here, 40s and low 50s. that's the air mass coming our way. it starts arriving during the course of the day tomorrow. we'll have a real preview of autumn weather around here as we go through the upcoming work and yes, indeed, kids, school week. tonight, cloudy skies. lingering showers can't be you'lled out.

then tomorrow, start off with some clouds in the morning. increasing amounts of sunshine and noticeably lower levels of humidity by tomorrow afternoon. this evening into tomorrow morning, passing showers, wakeup temperatures mid to upper 60s right around 70 by the bay. during the course of the day tomorrow, the skies will get blur and blur as the day goes along. afternoon sunshine. noticeably lower humidity tomorrow. it will be a warm one tomorrow with temperatures still near average for this time of year. 86. by tomorrow, skies starting to clear out quite nicely and look at these overnight low temperatures. washington has not been below 60 degrees in washington since june 1s we may it be below 60, one, two, maybe three days this week. a little hint of autumn on the way. no heavy washout kind of rain showers. >> we like it. thank you, chuck. > coming up, the nationals' defensive s

nates having themselves a rough night tonight. >> yeah, when you play the cardinals, have you your hands full all the time. when you play the cardinals you're playing against the sluggers from st. louis. one night after albert i hit bombs pujols punched the nates in the stomach with a walkoff home run, the sweet swinging club was back at it again. the bottom of the fifth, cardinals lead it, 3-2. two on two, outs. lud which can bounces one to short. cristian guzman, uh-oh. boots it,oes into the outfield. cardinals up, 4-2. that keeps the inning alive.

ron villone faces the next batter and you knew this was come. colby rasmus gets ahold of it, rocks it to right for a three-run jack, his 14th of the year. the cardinals down the nates 9-4. talking football now. before last night's game against the patriots, redskins quarterback jason campbell had completed four of his 13 passes for 48 yards and zero touchdowns. the criticism was loud. last night he quieted the naysayers even if only for a few hours. he was effective, completing 13 of his 22 passes for more than 200 yards and one rushing touchdown. his biggest gain, confidence. all eyes on jason campbell last night and on the skins' first offensive series, campbell was in control, goes deep down the sideline to moss who makes the catch. campbell was perfect on the drive leading the first team offense to its first touchdown of the preseason. then campbell problems he can do

it on the ground. drops back here. just smooth. he can't find anyone open so says i'll take it in myself. the redskins lost the game, 27-24. jason was is your performance good enough to quiet the doubters? >> never. you know, it's never enough. there will be something to come think about. well, he didn't hit the big ball. or you know, it will be something. it really doesn't bother me at all. you always got to move forward because in this business, you are going to get scrutinized with the good and bad and you've got to take it and continue to move forward and flip the negative and make them a positive and keep that as your mind-set because the road is not going to be easy. >> i saw him being real sharp on a lot of the things that he did i thought was very aggressive and ran our offense very well. >> jim zorn and the skins back

on the practice field tomorrow. in three full seasons on the pga tour, fairfax native steve marino has won nearly $5 million but yet to win a tournament. that change this weekend at the barclays. if he snags his first wirkt, he would earn $1.3 million. the feeling would be priceless. tiger woods began the day eight shots off the pace but mes a charge. here on number 16, his approach from 124 yards out is headed left. check this out though. that's what you get when you're tiger woods. lucky bounces. it rolls within ten feet of the cub. tiger is like, yeah, i know i'm good, uh-huh. he would part hole and finish five shots behind steve marino. this is his tee shot. it's a good one. he'll love it. the ball lands past the whole and then pulls it back here. he would birdie. putting for birdie on 16, got

it. marino birdied three of his last five who else and 9 under par going into tomorrow's final round. soccer tonight, d.c. united taking on chicago. tom stoning his first game since being