good morning, everybody. welcome to "news4 today." it's sunday, august 30th. a look at the day's top stoeries in a moment, but first let's get a chk of the weather. good morning, chuck. >> happy sunday, everybody. hopefully your weekend is going well. we had a nice day yesterday but plenty of august humidity around. today, that humidity is starting to take its leave of the washington area. here is a check on the city camera this morning, as advertised moments ago. increasing amounts of blue sky over head and it will turn out to be a nice day today. 75 degrees downtown, and 76 in annapolis, and 73 in montgomery county, maryland. and here is the real story, though. dew points, which yesterday were hovering near 70 degrees, today

are back down in the upper 50s and near 60 in many locations around town. even though it will be warm, it will not be that humid of a day. and a check of autumn weather coming our way in a few minutes. another american political i con is buried now at arlington national scemetery. those that knew him best got a chance to pay him a final tribute. brian moore reports. >> reporter: senator ted kennedy took his place alongside the brothers he idealized. thousands lined the streets of the nation's capital to say good by. >> i am a conservative republican but i am here to pay my respect. >> reporter: his last journey took him to the u.s. capital

where he was saluted that served with him and next to him. >> he knew the value of good staff, and that's why he was so successful. he day began in boston, where a family considered american royalty poured alongside the nation's political elite, and among them four american presidents. >> the expectations were placed upon ted kennedy's shoulders because of who he was, and he surpassed them all because of who he became. >> reporter: there were also moments of laughter as well as tears. >> he even taught me some of life's harder lessons, such as how to like republicans. >> reporter: from massachusetts to washington wh brothers john and robert a at his side, honored by a new generation of

kennedys, and we some day may hear their family's call to service. >> the public will get a chance to visit kennedy's grave site today. and we have more on that. >> reporter: good morning, keith. looking over my shoulder here, you see the iconic view. and below the mansion is the grave site of senator ted kennedy. a solemn ceremony here yaed. the motorcade made its way through the city. and the grave site at this point has a simple praus and marker, and 200 feet from john f. kennedy's grave site. that distance necessitated by

existing underground infrastructure already in place. later today we will be given a close-up tour of that site, promising to be one of the iconic sites. this morning on "meet the press," a special hour-long tribute to senator ted kennedy. family members and long-time friends will share their shots about kennedy. kennedy's niece, his former eesperitwr,,, s bob bob shrum w. th ed> foreor meedkenkeedy y'key'snn life, you wls find the complete coverage on the day's event on nbcwashington.com. we are following a developing story in a small town

in southeast georgia where seven people were found dead inside a mobile home. and two other people were critically injured. police describe the crime scene as one of the most gruesome they have ever seen. officers replied the victims were executed pretty much. police have not said how the victims died yet. and media are reporting that some of the victims are children. and there is a double shooting last night. officers arrived to find two men shot, and one ended up dying. police are not saying much about the crime. if you know nigger asked to give them a call. we now know the name of the man accused of shooting a police

officer yesterday morning. police say two officers on patrol near the 17th street and gilz place northeast intersection saw a group involved in a game when they saw the officers, investigators say the group took off. and then one of the officers and a men got in a struggle over the officer's gun. the bullet hit the officer's knee. two women are recovering from serious injuries after a hit-and-run accident in sver s.g dr .spngriv ri he driver kem ft ble t he left seehe t reee there trk.iauvck b s orelo tla buv s. e the vehicle woman om w more than 1 nn heinrur g ,over ru ng her over, mawan woman was dragged 80 feet. the woman were believed to be in the crosswalk when they were struck. a growing wildfire north of

los angeles overnight nearly tripled in size. an estimated 10,000 homes under danger. >> a desperate fight to beat back the flames. million-dollar homes with breathtaking views have a fire closing in. doesn't get much closer than this on the frontlines. it remains the largest of four major blazes going across southern california. bone dry brush make the fight for containment a difficult one. new rounds of evacuations have been ordered and 18 homes are threatened. now that the fire is closing in, this man will leave if he has to. despite calm conditions friday night, the station fire continues to plow across the rugged terrain, and the overnight orange glow is a sign this fire is far from over.

the fire is swallowing hillside after hillside. these canyons are so steep and many of them have not burned in decades. the attack continues on the ground, and in the air. >> this is a very serious situation we are in right now. >> reporter: the fight to save homes and for containment is far from over. it's now 9:08. 72 degrees outside. ahead, state lawmakers in south carolina weighing the future of governor mark sanford. why they are waiting to try to kick him out of office. and new developments out of the stunning story out of california, the

the california couple accused of kidnapping a girl and holding her prison for 18 years, could they be in other crimes? police searched their home looking for evidence that could link them to other open cases in the area. that includes the murders of a number of prostitutes.they kidn was 11 years old. they kept her in her backyardwo ht da meanwhile, we learned this weekend a neighbor reported a backyard incampment at the home three years ago, and police dismissed it as a code violation. >> this is not an acceptable out come. organizationally we should have been more curious, and turned over a rock or two.

>> dugard has now been reunited with her family. autopsy results are back on d.j. am. his real name is adam goldstein was found dead friday night in his new york city apartment. police say they found drug paraphernalia nearby including a crack pipe and prescription pills. he openly talked about his past addiction to drugs, and he dated celebrities nicole richie and mandy moore. and south caroline citizens are not forcing mark sanford out of office just yet. not one lawmaker defended him. republicans however will wait to make any decisions on impeachment until the state ethics division completes the

investigation. they are trying to determine whether he used state and private aircraft when he used his visited his mistress in argentina. here are the business stories. >> cash for clunkers was a huge success, and it's over now. after that report, the big focus will be on jobs, on wednesday payroll from adp is expected to report that a quarter of a million non-government jobs were lost last month. thursday's weekly report on jobless claims will fall as well. and then labor department puts its official stamp on friday, and then job losses in august, government, private alike, expected to show a decline of a quarter of a million and the unemployment rate could hold

study of around 9.5%. on thursday we will look at how back-to-school shopping is shaping up. and nokia rolls out a new net book p.c. and no more dinnertime enter ruptions. the annoying robo calls should be a thing of history. i will believe it when i hear that. a lot of people paying attention to the numbers in the weather department as well. >> yes, they are going up now and then down later, just like the stock market. up and down, all over the place. what is important, it's back to work and school time, everybody. we will have a complete check of the forecast cominges tant agmess.esr the most impor nt messages.

this is our time to win. that's the message bob mcdonnell has for voters. he is campaigning hard in our area yesterday. he made several stops including this one at a home in mcclain, and also had lunch with vietnamese voters in falls church. he leads in the polls. a recent washington post poll put the lead in double digits. deeds is going to be in our area today going door to door. >> liftoff of "discovery," celebrating its 25th birthday by racking up science and supplies to the space station. >> she made it up. today the astronauts are steering closer to the international space station for link up. nationala officials say no fuel tank debris was observed hngitti ri nglif.offtit early indications arehe t survey

results look good. the underside will be looked at in detail before the link up. now, a named storm kicking up surf along the coast. tropical storm danny in the works. danny is not a powerful storm, but strong enough to produce rip currents. it's best to watch the waves from the very shore. good advice there. >> danny goes racing away. the waves are going down quite a bit. >> somebody is ringing you and they want to know what is up in the forecast. >> yeah, that's old school. good day for sitting outside doing anything that you want to do. pick your spot and get in it. it's going to be a very pleasant day this afternoon.

temperatures on their way up climbing into the mid-70s in town. a bit of early morning sunshine, and it will be average for the end of how long. 75, the dew point wch was in the 70s today is dropping in the 50s now. cooler and dry air. it will be a nice break from the humidity coming our way. some cool mornings on the way. by tuesday and wednesday morning, most of the suburbs, at least on the southern side of the metro area will be back down in the low 50s, and spots out here west of the blue ridge, mountains of west virginia, the timeframe, that could be in the 40s. the chesapeake bay, the water is better than 80 degrees. meanwhile, heres a check of radar. the last of the showers leaving the great state of delaware

headed up over new jersey. one patch here in central virginia may have a sprinkle or two for you folks. the lower parts of the eastern shore, you could see a little bit of light rain today. basically everywhere north and west of interstate 95, rain chances are less than 5%. not that we ever post anything under 30. and 77 in raleigh. look how much cooler it is back to the north and west. chicago waking up to 55 degrees. yes, there are freeze warnings out tonight for the north woods of minnesota. international falls, all of those places up there, the usual cold spots will be well down into the 30s tonight. that cooler, drier air, is coming our way. the leading edge of it is a weather ont that is sliding down through the metropolitan area. the further south you go today, the more clouds you will have and a little more humidity. washington, here, things are

looking good. skies are becoming more and more sunshine filled as we go through the rest of the day. a area of low pressure riding along the front will get down to the tide water,ut m n bucoth more than that. a little light rain around here probably late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. by and large most of your sunday will be dry. a nice hint of autumn coming our way. temperatures back down into the 50s, even in the 50s in downtown washington by tuesday moinrn and 55 degrees on june 1st was the last time washington dropped below 60 degrees. three full months. the early lean on labor day weekend is it will start warm and dry. >> summer is almost over. we did not have much of a summer. >> our longest stretch of 90-degree days was three in a row. >> that's nothing. >> we love it. the nationals cannot slow down the red birds, and it's pre-season. but the ravens are flying high.

good morning, everybody. your sports minute begins with the nationals. last night on the road in st. louis, the cardinals were back at it again. a three-run homer to right capping a four-run fifth inning. and then completing 23 of his 28 passes here for 247 yards and one touchdown, the ravens win 17-14 and are 3-0 in the pre-season. and then moreno has the lead at 9 under par going into today's final round. he is hoping to capture his first pga tour victory. in soccer, d.c. united. the second goal of the season. they win it, 1-nil.

they win their first victory in more than a month. it's 9:24. 75 degrees outside. still ahead the latest on the developing story in georgia. seven people found dead in a home. what police are saying today. plus m sariaerhriv sin maris

the greatest expectations were placed on ted kennedy's shoulders because of who he was, but he surpassed them all because of who he became. the arlington national cemetery reopened today, a final resting place for another politician. he has been laid to rest beside his brothers. a disturbing crime scene in a small town. no indications of how they died or who killed them.

and mother nature working against firefighters in southern california. good morning, everybody. i am keith garvin. it's sunday, august 30th. first, before the top stories, we want to get you to the forecast. chuck bell up in storm center 4. >> keith it's a beautiful day to be outside today. claim your spot on the deck chair immediately, because it will be a fine day to be outside. don't forget sun green. the august sun is still strong enough to burn you. there is t increasingly blue sky out there this morning. a good-looking day is on the way. 75 degrees here in downtown washington. and the marincorps base in virginia, 76. and 73 in manassas, and bull run. and 70 degrees in acrestown.

dew points are back down in the 50s and 60s in most places, so the touch of summer humidity is fading away. although it will be a warm one today. a high near 85. keith? >> sounds good, chuck. thank you. you will be able to pay your respect to senator kennedy later when arlington cemetery will open later today. thousands lined up to say about by to the beloved senator. he served in the capital for many years. and kennedy's niece and california's first lady, maria shriver, will share her memories of her uncle later this morning on "meet the press." >> for me, watching the final year was beautiful because i think that, you know, there have been a lot of things written about teddy over the years, and it has not all been complimentary. i think for somebody to have

that kind of love come at you is a very powerful thing, it's something very few people ever experience in their lifetime. >> shriver says even while battling cancer he spinired home beuseve navhe gere up. h tcwaheir tnt ee interview ang special hour-long tributeen soraten sor kennedy. y'keedhennotnis re,ec as well is h former speechwriter and a political histoan will also be there. police say it looks like an execution. we talked with people in the small town that remain on edge. >> a 911 call after 8:00 saturday morning alerted them to the mobile home in the privately

owned new plantation. >> they found multiple victims deceased, and found two persons severely injured, but still alive. >> the store clerk, mcduffy, worked not far from new hope. she said she believes the victims are from a large family she has seen often. >> they are nice people and all great and very genuine. >> reporter: it's the third murder investigation in the county in the past two weeks. a disturbing trend for neighbors to here. >> it's craz i knew about murders, but it's crazy how it's so close by. >> it's surprising this type of activity is happening here, especially in the two weeks where there has been two murders and the recent incident this morning discovered. >> it's scary this is happening around me. that's scary to me. >> reporter: police would not comment on suspects but did ask

the public for help. >> always remain vigilant and be mindful, if you hearing is or see something, you think it will be helpful, please call us. >> some of the victims have been identified. and they have been taken to the crime lab in savannah, and police have not commented on possible suspects or a motive. prince georges county is investigating a shooting last night. officers arrived to find two men shot, one of them dead. police are not saying much about the crime. if you know anything, you are

asked to give them a call. police say greaten and one of the officers got into a struggle over the officer's gun. the gun went off and a bullet during the fight hit the officer in the knee. the suspect is charged with assault on a police officer. th> two a recoveringre a recov .rdr srisp ivdrerftle kingot bu there behind.rehe behind.st in orstveatorigs say the vehicleyoh rot w heotoman woman was 8 ed0 8 feet. the women were believed to be in the crosswalk when they were struck. this is our time to win. this is the message that mcdonnell has for voters. yesterday he made several stops

including this one at a home in mcclain. he had lunch with vet n. and there were two winners on friday's night jackpot. the largest pot for mega millions in two ars. the winning tickets now worth an $166 million each were purchased in san gabriel in california and a convenience store in the bronx. the megaball was 31. one person in maryland matched five numbers without the ball, and that was worth $250,000. back to school at george washington university. more than 7,000 students moved in yesterday.

not much time to relax, though. classes are scheduled to begin tomorrow. you can recognize them because of their hats. this week's wednesday child looks at a group of local women helping the children get ready for the school year. why wicelhaicel jacks

many of our wednesday's children heading back to school don't have parents to buy them the school supplies they need. but a group of women make sure they don't feel left out. barbara harrison takes a look in this week's wednesday child. >> the real magic was done by

the ladies in red hats. once again, as in years past, they came up with a way to help our wednesday's kids. >> we were looking for aproject, and i remember seeing wednesday's child on television. >> reporter: for the last few years, they raised money for the holidays for the gifts for wednesday's child. this year they did something new. >> thank you. >> reporter: this year they presented the children with backpacks for heading back to school. >> are you heading back to school? >> yes. >> what grade? >> eighth grade. >> fantastic. >> reporter: calling the project, red hats for back packs. they are buying backpacks and filling them with things they need for school. >> reporter: are you excited? >> yeah.

>> reporter: you will have something special to take back to school. >> evelyn, this is dennis. >> reporter: the red hat ladies say wednesday's child project means a lot to them. >> i wanted to help in some way, because i helped a number of children, through different projects. >> well, i like it because it's volunteer work. i don't go out a lot, you know. >> reporter: ready for school? >> yes. >> reporter: what grade this year? >> seventh. >> reporter: what do you think about what the red hat ladies have done? >> i think it was quite a good thing they did for us. >> reporter: along with the backpacks, the red hat ladies shared a lot of love with the kids today, good feelings they will go back to school with while they continue and continue

to hope for a permanent and lovi ar rbrrbaha,a ison barbara harr f4,wsneor f f >> if youav h i>>f you have room inouou yr pt aiodonch adoption d,chil neu youyo can log on to he come pa also at nbcwashington.com. the time is 9:41. 75 degrees outside. hp next, chuck willba be itck w thlle be bait wfuh the full forecast.

we are here on a good weather day. >> i think a lot of folks complained about the humidity yesterday. a lot. because a lot of people outside and a lot of people outside and the processional.

so i am doing something about it. we are going to have lower humidity today. that's the rule from the weather office. a pleasant day. temperatures will be every bit as warm as yesterday, but take 10 or 15 degrees out of the dew point, that will make all the difference in the world. this sunday morning it's a beautiful day out there. as advertised the skies are getting blue wur and bluer all the time. and temperatures are moving up fast. we are at 75 degrees here in washington. the dew point dropped out of the s.s and into the upper 50 i did a little digging. last kept we had six 90-degree days in the month of september, and that made it 3.5 degrees warmer than average. and this september i can tell you one thing, it's going to get off to a cooler than average

start. a big dome of canadian high pressure is moving in. it will take the humidity out and most of the warm air out for tomorrow. and i think this will be close to the high temperature tomorrow. 79 in frederick, maryland. 71 degrees in west virginia. and the last of the showers moving up the jersey shore. and a couple sprinkles down towards richmond and petersburg. you folks from fredericksburg, you may get a grazing of a sprinkle or two. no threat for rainfall out there for the rest of the sunday. 60s and 70s out ahead of the weather front. behind it, 50s and low 60s for low temperatures with dew points now in the upper 40s and low 50s. that real dry air is going to be moving into our area during the day today. as a result, it will be a pleasant day without the

humidity around. right along the front, we could kick off an isolated shower. high pressure building in. a ripple of low pressure across alabama and mississippi. that will come along the weather front here. the front will not get much further south than virginia beach. as the wave of low pressure rides along the front tomorrow, it will bring maybe the chance of a passing shower late in the day. most of monday will be dry. tuesday and wednesday, wonderful preview of autumn weather around here. high temperatures, 5 to 10 degrees cooler than average. and it looks like labor day weekend is so far looking like it will start dry. >> sounds good. thank you. outside a party for the king pop. how michael d

there is much more to come here on nbc 4. here is a look at what is on the way after a preview of the "chris matthews show." >> 60 years ago tv was beginning to dominate the way americans

saul politics. and now we look at the force of tv in politics. we look back at some of the key moments. not to mention the role of tv in barack obama's rise and the fall of sarah palin. john kerry, michael ducacus and others. that's all coming up here at 10:00. for a look at what is coming up on "meet the press," here is david gregory. >> coming up this morning a special tribute to the life, legacy and political career of senator ted kennedy. with us to honor is remarkable life in public office, his nieces, and two of his closest colleagues in the senate, john kerry and chris dodd, and long time political advisor, bob shrum. that's all this morning on a special edition of "meet the press."

the nationals did not work so well against the cardinals. here is sports. >> one night after albert-i-hit-bombs pujols, the club was back at it again. we pick it up in the bottom of the fifth. cardinalshere. and they are leading it here. and pujols is allowed to score. cardinals up, 4-2. and that keeps the inning alive. and then the next batter, and you knew this was coming. colby mass mus gets a hold of it. a three-run jack. his 14th of the year. the cardinals win big, 9-4, the final. and now redskins quarterback, campbell, completed

four of his 13 passes for 48 yards and zero touchdowns. the criticism was loud. friday night he quieted the nay sayers. his biggest gain, confidence. all eyes on jason campbell on friday night. on the skins' first offensive series, campbell was in control. drops back and goes deep down the sideline to moss who makes an incredible catch. gets a catch for a 21-yard pickup. campbell was perfect on the drive leading the offense to the first touchdown of the pre-season. and then campbell proves he can do it on the ground. drops back here and cannot find anybody open. he says i will take it in myself. the redskins lost the game, 27-24. jason, was your performance good enough to quiet the doubters? >> never. it's never enough. there will be something they think about.

next week it will be -- well, he did not hit the big ball, or it will be something. it really doesn't bother me at all. you always have to contain a move. and in this business, you will get scrutinized with the good and th bad. one thing you always have to take the negative and make it into a positive, and keep that issue in the mindset because the road will not be easy. >> i saw him being sharp on a lot of things that he did. i thought he was very aggressive. and he ran our offense very well. jim zorn and the skins back on the practice field today. fairfax native has won $5 million but yet to win a tournament. that could change this weekends at the berkeleys. he could win $1.3 million. the feeling could be priceless.

we start with woods who began the day eight shots off the pace. here on number 16, his approach from 124 yards out, but he is tiger woods and gets lucky. a bounce and it rolls 10 feet within the cup. check out the reaction. he is like, i know that i am lucky and also good. he would finish five shots behind this guy. steve moreno, here on the par 4 14th. the ball lands past the hole. he would birdie to move 7 under, two back from the leader. and then one foot away, prevision got it. moreno has shared the lead going into today's final round. he tees off later. tom stone coaching his first

game since being miss diaosed with swine flu, and turns out he had bronchitis. and namoff using his head. that's your sunday sports. have a great day. a special party for michael jackson that would have turned 51 years old yesterday. and filmmakers at prospect park in brooklyn, and we are told it was a thriller. a gatre greatnday. today. "the chris matthews show" is next followed by "meet the press." have a good one.