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breaking news off the top tonight at 11:00, beau biden, the son of vice president joe biden has died. beau biden lost his battle with brain cancer. darcy spencer joins us live outside the vice president's residence with our top story. darcy? >> reporter: we're live outside the vice president's residence. you can see it here behind me

off of massachusetts avenue. this very sad news was shared nationally within the last hour or so that the vice president's son lost his battle with cancer. he was surrounded by his entire family when he passed away this evening, that includes his wife halle and their two young children. he battled cancer a couple years ago, sought treatment and had beat it. as we understand at some point this spring he had a relapse and was at some point transferred to walter reed just this month. the vice president issued a statement earlier today saying beau's life was defined by service to others. as a young lawyer he worked to establish the rule of law in war torn kosovo a major in the delaware national guard, he was an iraq war veteran. he fought for the powerless and made it his mission to ro tektprotect

children from abuse. the president and first lady say they are saddened they are grieving saying he was a friend and devoted to his family. >> well wishes and prayers are poring in from well wishes delaware residents and others to offer condolences. we have a look back at beau biden's life. >> beau biden, former delaware attorney general and eldest son of joe biden died saturday from breast cancer. the 46-year-old bronze star recipient was first diagnosed in august of 2013. following treatment he was given a clean bill of health and returned to work as delaware attorney general months later. he announced last year ef would plan a run for governor in 2016. >> please join me in welcoming

my friend my father my hero the next vice president of the united states joe biden. >> reporter: biden gave an emotional speech introducing his father at the 2008 democratic national convention and was considered a rising star in the democratic party. just this spring biden suffered a recurrence of the cancer and sought treatment but despite a valiant fight, beau biden died surrounded by his entire family. he's survived by his wife two children vice president joe biden and dr. jill biden, and his brother and sister. nbc news. and we want you to stay with nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com as we continue coverage of beau biden's death. and right now the search is underway for the person who shot and killed a man in prince

george's county. the shooting happened this afternoon in what's described as a cut through near the martin luther king junior highway. when police got there they found a man dead. he had been shot multiple times. late this evening police towed a chrysler from the scene. people who live in the neighborhood say it's usually a quiet neighborhood. >> i've been here a long time. we don't usually have -- we haven't had any murders or any shootings. shootings. >> right now police are talking to witnesses. the man accused of killing his neighbors on mother's day will be in court on monday. scott tomaszewski is scheduled for a bond review. detectives brought him back from alaska late last night. police say he stabbed joe

vilardo and his wife to death. former governor martin o'malley did not waste any time getting on the campaign trail. after announcing he's running for president in baltimore, o'malley travelled to davenport, iowa. earlier in the city where he was once mayor, he promised to rebuild the economy and reform wall street. o'malley pledged to raise the minimum wage and invest in education. he also took some not so subtle jabs at other presidential hopefuls. >> i got news for the bullies of wall street the presidency is not a crown to be passed back and forth by you between two royal families. it is a sacred trust. >> o'malley is the third democrat with significant backing to jump into the race. his rivals former secretary of state hillary clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders. right now the temperatures are still in the 70s. what can we expect tomorrow

morning? storm team 4 meteorologist amelia siegel has your forecast. >> it's going to be a mild start tomorrow morning. temperatures in the suburbs will be in the mid 60s. washington and areas by the water will dip to the low 70s. 72 in washington. here is sky cast 4. we will have a few clouds around. by 9:00 a.m. almost at 80 degrees in washington and the suburbs. by 11:00 a.m. the suburbs and washington in the low 80s. noon we're in the low to mid 80s across the area. a high tomorrow around 90. some thunderstorms are in the forecast. i'll have more on that the timing and who is more likely to see rain coming up in about ten minutes. the fallout keeps growing over the federal indictment of dennis hastert. he has now resigned from the

board of wheaton college. he is charged with breaking federal banking laws by covering up the sexual abuse of a minor. some people in the town say they are shocked, while others say they're not surprised. >> not surprised one bit. just seems the norm now with politicians running wild with sex scandals money scandals you know just basic thievery. >> the identity of the man hastert allegedly paid off has not been released. authorities have told nbc news it is a former student. we continue to follow breaking news tonight. beau biden, the vice president's son, has died after a battle with brain cancer. beau biden was 45. developing right now, you're looking live tonight at the capitol. senators are preparing for a

rare sunday session. what they plan to do and why the session may already be doomed to fail. that's coming up next. >> just all devastated at what happened. >> the death toll rises in the texas floods and tonight a brand-new threat plus emergency crews rush to a

new at 11:00, the death toll is rising from those devastating floods in texas and oklahoma. three more bodies were pulled out of the water today bringing the total to 31 people dead. tonight we know the flooding is not over. all eyes are now on houston. floodwaters up north are moving downstream threatening the city. parts of the area are expected to get up to five inches of rain this weekend. developing tonight at 11:00, the countdown is on. if congress doesn't act, the patriot act will expire in a little more than 24 hours. that means that at the stroke of midnight tomorrow night the national security agency will no longer be allowed to collect phone records without a warrant. mitch mcconnell is calling the senate back early for a rare sunday night session. it's not clear if they have a solution. kentucky republican rand paul says he will disrupt any efforts

to extend the patriot act. a music filmed service in a small church in mississippi today address people said a time good-bye to b.b. king in his hometown. one speaker summed up his life's remarkable journey saying "hands that once picked cotton would one day pick guitar strings on a national and international stage." some storms are possible tomorrow and some areas have a better chance than others.

some folks in penn quarter ate at the same restaurant as the fist family tonight. president obama and the first lady and malia went out for mexican food. the restaurant is known for its modern take on mexican cuisine. no word on if the obamas went for the grasshopper tacos. we'll try to find that out for you. nice night to eat out. you are teaming some storms expected in some areas tomorrow. >> some scattered thunderstorms are possible tomorrow for those of you west of washington. not everyone will see rain. most of us will make it throughout the entire day remaining dry. storms in the forecast tomorrow mainly west. if we see them bubble up they have the potential to have heavy

rain because it's so muggy. rain and storms more likely on monday. torrential downpours also possible on monday. the heat and humidity break finally on wednesday. the weather tomorrow having a low to moderate impact on your day because of the heat and humidity and that chance you're dealing with an afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm. 78 in washington. balmy outside. a mild start tomorrow morning. 74 at 7:00 a.m. mid 80s by 11:00 a.m. afternoon and evening, scattered storms are possible. here with future weather, notice how this activity features areas well west and points off to the west around the i 81 corridor. tomorrow night overnight storms are still possible. notice the heavy rain around howard carroll county the baltimore area. for monday temperatures are still going to be on the warm

side not as hot as it has been. monday a high temperature of 85. for monday there's the chance of showers and a few thunderstorms, especially later in the day. rain could be heavy on monday during the evening hours. tuesday, showers and thundershowers in the forecast high of 83. wednesday and thursday more comfortable, high temperatures in the 70s. for friday, start to warm back up high of 82. saturday high temperature of 86. so far this is the second warmest march on record. tomorrow continues to remain hot. >> all right. thanks. coming up tonight in sports the reds hand the n

jason is here with a look at sports. the nats couldn't do it tonight, could they? >> no price harper no wins for the nationals. we knew this day would come but nobody thought it would come against a bad team like the reds. today for the first time in over a month, the nationals lost a series. coming into today, the streak of nine consecutive series wins tied a franchise record. matt williams without bryce harper today. out of the lineup with a sore back. he was hit by a pitch in last

night's game. gio gonzalez on the mound. nats up a run. man on for joey votto. votto hammers this span. spann could only watch that one go over the fence. six strikeouts four runs allowed in 5 1/3 innings for gonzalez. michael taylor showing off the power here with two on. that's a three-run monster shot. the nationals take the lead 5-2. top of the eighth, the wheels come off. zac cozart takes this one to center. spann back on it. it was over his head off the wall. the reds take 56-5 lead. later on more problems for janssen. bases loaded again. this time billy hamilton. two more runs come in to score. four-run eighth inning for cincinnati. they come back to beat the nationals 8-5. first game harper has missed this season ends with the nats

losing their first series in over a month. mls, francis wesley being introduced with d.c. united. the 17-year-old is battling blood cancer. this week he was called up by united. wesley practiced with the team yesterday. even had his own fan club today at the game. against the union, first half extra time taylor kemp sends in a solid pass. chris pontias does the rest. perfect header here. second goal of the season by pontias. that ties the game at 1. in the second half after a hand ball in the box, chris roulf delivers. united beat union 2-1. to women's soccer last friendly for team usa before the world cup taking on south korea. u.s. on the attack centering pass out to sidney larue. her shot is stopped. watch it again. the great look here but could

not cash in. we would stay scoreless. extra time great chance for south korea here. but hope solo making the diving save. this one ends in a scoreless draw. next up for team usa, the world cup which they will kick off june 8th against australia. busy day in soccer. also the spirit won today against portland 2-1. >> all right. thank so you much. well we want to revisit our top story.

>> we now return to a brand-new episode of "school house rock!" >> boy, you really have to climb a lot of steps to get to this capitol building in washington, d.c. say, what's that piece of paper doing here? >> oh, you mean me? i'll tell you who i am.