>> heather heyer was remembered for her passion and conviction. she was killed saturday by that speeding car as she joined protesters opposing the unite the right rally. >> our bureau chief joins us live from the street where the young woman lost her life. >> the memorial here really regrowing after yesterday's rain washed away the original messages. you can see one in the middle that says if we all loved like her and stood up to hatred and bigotry the world would be a better place. inspirational words but none more so than the ones her mom delivered today at the memorial service. i have aged ten years in the last week. that is what heather heyer's mother told mourners as she walked with difficulty to the podium. words about her daughter, powerful. >> if you are

not paying attention and i want you to pay attention. find what is wrong. don't ignore it. don't look the other way. you make it a point to look at it and say to yourself what can i do to make a difference. that's how you are going to make my child's death worth while. >> reporter: her grief was fresh and visible when she sat down for first interviews after her only daughter's death. heather heyer was killed on a day, run over when a car plowed into the group. >> reporte >> i lost my child and i am heart broken over that i and would grieve in private. she stood for something and i'm going to advocate that let's make that a strong movement as my child was a strong child. >> susan breaux told reporters her daughter was strong willed,

standing up for what she thought was right and fair. her mom says it is a legacy that continues. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. guess what. you just magnified her. >> reporter: that brought the first of two standing ovations. the next came with the call to action urging everyone to honor her daughter by confronting top issues. >> say to yourself what can i do to make a difference and that's how you are going to make my child's death worth while. i would rather have my child but if i have to give her up we are going to make it count. [ applause ] >> reporter: moving moment at that service today and some left with that encouragement and went down the street to donate at

also attended today's memorial. did any of them speak? >> reporter: no one spoke at the memorial. they all had thoughts afterwards. senator tim cane and there were gop political leaders there, as well. this is what governor mcauliffe had to say after the service. >> we need to put the hatred behind us, the bigotry. we need to come together as heather's mother spoke about, to make her life impactful we need to go forward. >> reporter: now, by the way, democratic lieutenant governor who is running for governor, he came out with a new -- he is in favor of moving the robert e. lee statue out of emancipation park.

challenger says he thinks the monument should stay in place. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. funeral for the two virginia state troopers who were killed in the chopper crash have been set. services for the pilot who grew up in prince william county will take place friday in richmond and services for lieutenant jay cullen will be on saturday. baltimore's mayor said she wanted to move quickly and quietly. overnight the city removed confederate status. baltimore had four confederate monument monuments. mayor says after charlottesville she felt the city needed to take action. >> there is enough speeches being made. get it done. with the climate of the nation that i think it is very important that we move quickly

>> one criticized the mayor for making the move in secret. the plan been in the work for months. the city plans to transfer them. >> jeff sessions says federal authorities are in no rush to file charges against the man who is accused in the deadly car attack in charlottesville. sessions says they are looking into whether it amounted to a civil rights violation, a hate crime or something else. >> we are working it intensely on the assumption that we may well want to prosecute it. we are working with the state and local authorities to clearly have jurisdiction and often they are going to have the best charge. >> sessions would not comment on whether saturday's attack appeared to be planned. there has been no decision over whether the case will be in e

two of president trump's business counsels have disbanded less than 24 hours after those latest remarks about charlottesville. the president tweeted that he ended them to avoid putting pressure on the members but it comes after a number of ceos including most recently today the heads of 3 m and campbell soup quit over the president's comments. >> you look at both sides, i think there is blame on both sides. i have no doubt about it. >> right after the president finished speaking virginia senator simply tweeted no words. republican governor john kasich took a decidedly more aggressive stance calling the response quote pathetic. >> there is nomorally equivalency between the kkk, neo-nazis and anybody else. >> both former presidents bush released a joint statement saying

always reject racial bigotry, anti-semitism and hatred. one of the president's long time aides will take over the daunting task of managing the president's often mixed mess mgimg messagi messaging. hope hicks will be interim communications director. hicks will work with press secretary to set the white house messaging strategy. she is succeeding anthony scaramucci who lasted just ten days on the job. the communication -- that today from a maryland judge. news 4 explains why a judge says that doesn't apply in this case. >> fear took

the sniper attacks day and night. 15 years have gone by. on the streets of montgomery county it feels like yesterday. >> everyone in montgomery county and the whole region was basically made prisoners in their own homes because they were afraid to come out in fear that they would be gunned down. >> reporter: a maryland judge decides that malvo should not be resentenced. his attorney argues the u.s. supreme court ruled in 2012 that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional. malvo was 17 when he killed ten people in the d.c. area. but john mccarthy says the supreme court decisions don't apply to maryland sentencing laws. >> the law has been complied with. people should have faith that justice was done originally at the time of the trial and

>> reporter: those who lived the nightmare have their own opinions only malvo. >> i would say everybody deserves a second chance. >> i do believe that he was fully aware of what he was doing and participating from what i could see gleefully in what he was doing at the time. >> reporter: lee malvo's attorneys can appeal this decision. >> thank you. a brief scare today at the smithsonian's historic castle on the mall. an electrical fire forced tourists and staff to evacuate. tom sherwood shows us whether there was damage. >> reporter: d.c. fire trucks were quick to the scene wednesday morning. report of a fire in the smithsonian castle. the historic first building that became the world renowned smithsonian. >> we had a small electrical fire in a sta r

third floor of the castle. so the sprinkler put it out. right now they are getting rid of the smoke. >> reporter: staff and tourists evacuated the building. there is limited first floor access for the public. no injuries were reported but everyone had the same question. anything valuable damaged today? >> no. water was from the third floor area and went downstair cases. the public is just on the first floor of the building where there is a visitor center and a cafe. >> reporter: the castle was closed until thursday morning for cleanup. tourists were disappointed, the only chance to see the elaborate castle interior. >> sorry to hear that. >> reporter: all other smithsonian museums remained open. over to storm team

didn't start that way. this is a look how dense that fog was this am. we showed this to you live on news 4 today. doug kammerer is in the storm center now. anymore fog on the way the rest of the week? >> we could see a little bit today. fog formed last night because it is so warm and humid. we had rain yesterday that helped to enable the fog to develop. i don't this go we will see that tonight. what that does do, the humidity really makes it feel quite warm. this is the current heat index. it's a hot afternoon. the hottest we have been in close to two weeks across our region. not much going on. a couple of isolated showers but not a lot in the way of clouds at all across our region. much better chance of showers as we make our way towards the end of the week. storm chances on the increase and a chance of severe weather. we are talking eclipse coming up in just a couple of days. monday, monday, mo

the violence in charlottesville is causing a ripple effect in other areas. the hundreds if not thousands of people planning to protest in d.c. this weekend have to find other plans. why the organizers decided to pull the plug. metro says it has upgraded cell service here in tunnels and in stations. do you believe it? we will put it to the test coming up next. >> reporter: and with the solar eclipse right around the corner on monday hopefully you have your solar glasses. how can you keep the

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can you hear me now? metro says you can because it has seriously upgraded cell service in some underground stations and tunnels. >> the blue, orange and silver line getting the most recent upgrade. we are putting it to the test. >> adam tuss is live in metro center to tell us if it is working down there. >> reporter: what's going on? do me a favor. pick up your cell phone. can you pick it up? is someone calling you? it is you. >> calling from the metro station. this is a landmark moment. this is like someone landing on the moon. this is incredible. this is what metro wanted.

make phone calls down here in the system and it appears to be working so far. >> loud and clear. >> the fact that just about everybody and i do mean pretty much everybody at least checks their phone while riding metro shows the need to improve service especially in the tunnels between stations. metro says it is now delivering. >> usually it cuts people off. i kept talking once i got to stadium armory. i did all the way until smithsonian. i was talking on the phone. it worked. >> reporter: on the blue, orange and silver lines the major carriers, at&t, sprint, t mobile and verizon wireless should all have uninterrupted service from metro center all the way down a stadium armory. we found riders catching a call between the stations. >> so you can watch me tonight on news 4 because i will be on there. >> reporter: and now time for our own te

phone coverage had improved. i am calling my photographer's phone and on the screen pops my name, adam tuss. at least the call is going through. can we answer the call? can i answer and talk to myself? hello. hello. actually is working. cell service being what it is this may not be 100% all the time. riders trying to call one another -- >> nope. it's gone. it's gone. >> reporter: as far as your own phone you will have to put it to the test. the red line also recently got a signal upgrade from glen mont to silver spring. something else you might not know, most of the metro system is above ground. if we can get the downtown system here all wired up then we will just all be hearing each other talk

>> adam tuss in sterio. i have been waiting for adam to call me. david culver is calling me. even better. we are just days away from the total solar eclipse. we have been telling you about the importance of having the right safety glasses to watch this event. howard countyficials say do not use those glasses that were handed out at the solar fest on the 8th of july. they will not safely protect your eyes during the eclipse. howard county recreation and parks says they bought the glasses on amazon and amazon has not confirmed that the supplier got them from a recommended manufacturer so throw them away. >> weigh in. what are your plans for the big day on monday. so far the majority of you say you may check it out briefly, just have the right eye wear and tell us what

vote on our nbc washington facebook page. one person who is going to be definitely looking upward to the heavens is our doug kammerer for the eclipse every second of it. he will be live on the air and online monday from clemson, south carolina. >> doug, is this your first total eclipse? >> it is my first. i am so excited. for the 34% of you that said i'm probably not going to watch it, come on. even if you just look outside you will notice the eclipse going on. start around 1:17. going to be in its totality around 2:42. for us it is 82% total eclipse. 82% of total will be eclipsed. that is quite amazing. even here a lot less sunshine and will go a little bit on the darker side as you move out. by 4:00 it is over with. it is going to be a sight to see. one of the places to check it out and get glasses the day of is

dra amelia draper is with more on what we can expect down there. >> reporter: it is hot down here. summer has returned and i am sweltering. i have eight solar eclipse glasses left. if you are headed down to the mall i am more than happy to give these out so you can experience this event probably once in a lifetime event. everyone who has looked through the solar eclipse glasses at the sun mainly kids it is awe inspiring. it is so nice to see their reaction. the eclipse is a great time where you can talk about science with your kids. before you can talk about why are their shadows and what is happening during the eclipse as the moon passes between the earth and the sun. we see the sun go away for a little bit. explain that. make sure that the kids are using those glasses in the proper way because they weren't made for kids. they are kind of big. you want to secure the back with tape or

you can see in the video there this little boy was looking at the sun. you can see his dad did have to help him keep glasses on. that is what you want to do with your kids because they fall off of kids very easily. coming up tomorrow i will be talking about four ways that you can be ascientist before, during and after the solar eclipse with your kids. i think what you are also seeing if you haven't looked through the glasses yet is a shot of our camera. that bright orange ball. it is so much better in person. check out your glasses. i think we have people right here that might go and talk to them. i don't know that they are talking about the solar eclipse. i think they are talking about their dinner plans. back to you. >> all right. just have them walk down there to the grill. >> reporter: i should tell them. let's show you what is

we have seen sunshine today and i think we have plenty of sunshine for the eclipse. that is very good news. in south carolina where i'm going it is iffy right now. temperaturewise 90 degrees currently. 89 by 7:00 dropping to around 80 degrees by 11:00. first time we hit 90 in 12 days. it has been quite warm. if you have been waiting for the heat to come back and some of you are wanting the heat. 90 in d.c. 89 in fredricksburg. 88 over towards leesburg. not much in the way of shower activity. one shower is just north of winchester and another just north of leesburg area. all in all looking pretty good. most of us on the dry side. not the case tomorrow. i think we see more rain tomorrow. at least a better chance. only going 20% to 3% chance. a chance a little more moisture heading in. let's time it out on your thursday. 1:00 in the afternoon notice what is going on here northern virginia showers

thunderstorms. by 5:00 a couple rumbles of thunder. a couple of storms could be isolated severe. a few more tomorrow evening and then on friday, friday is the day i think we could see not just chance of storms but maybe strong to severe thunderstorms as frontal boundary moves through. high temperature 90 degrees on friday with storms. less humidity on saturday. high of 89 on sunday. warm weekend for sure. 91 looking good on monday. next tuesday and wednesday another chance of storms before we really start to cool and by the end of next week we are looking very, very nice. some areas may only be in the upper 70s with plenty of sunshine. that would be good. this heat, we have more 90s. here they are. >> monday, monday. some not so friendly skies. the glitch for a major airline and how the

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grandfather's foot steps to become a marine. today friends and family buried him at arlington national cemetery. he was among 16 service members killed in a military plane crash in mississippi. he grew up in fredrick, maryland. he was a member of the elite marine special ops. they will be honored in a memorial service later this month. the plane crash is still under investigation. southwest airlines is giving out some extra frequent flyer miles to some customers after a glitch caused them to lose a major perk, early boarding. the airline says it is still trying to figure out what caused the problem. it impacted a list customers. most board in order of check in because seats aren't assigned that can mean the difference

seat. >> a mother shares her pain after losing her 7-year-old son in a tragic boating accident. >> the first night you're just thinking that this is impossible to survive. so you're thinking about how you will end it. >> a lawsuit filed by the family leading to questions by safety experts about how recreational boats are designed and tested. >> what ourews 4 consu nme

now, at 5:30 small craft advisory all day long here on news 4. we have been alerting you about safety concerns on the water. it's a story you will only see on news 4. >> now at 5:00, our consumer investigation continues with the stories of two families impacted by boating accidents and who are now pushing for change. susan hogan is working for you with this special report. >> before we tell you what our investigation found, we want to introduce you to a florida mom who would give anything for you to have met her little boy. three years ago 7-year-old ryan died in a horrific boating incident. the family refuses to call his death

july 17, 2014 started out like any summer day. >> we all loved being on the water. >> reporter: the family gathered along the shore of lake burton in georgia. >> we were commenting earlier that day that it was like heaven there. >> reporter: a possible foreshadowing about what was about to happen. >> did ryan love boating? >> he loved being in the water. his room is decorated in a nautical theme. >> reporter: at the family's home meg walked us through ryan's short life in pictures. one of her favorites this photo still wet from a plunge in lake burton. >> this picture was taken a couple days before the accident. >> reporter: the last time meg saw ryan alive he was climbing aboard this malibu with his brother, cousins and uncles. according to a police report all four kids were sitting in the front of the

to create waves to splash the kids in the bow when the boat hit one of the waves the bow took on a lot of water and ryan and his cousin were ejected. the driver according to the police report immediately put the vessel in reverse. when they realized ryan was missing the driver jumped in the water and found him stuck in the propeller. ryan died from his injuries. his mom and dad watched this horrific scene from shore. >> the first night you are just thinking this is impossible to survive so you are thinking about how you will end it. >> reporter: over time meg knew she needed to find a purpose to move forward and to give her little boy a legacy. his love for stuffed animals is the inspiration behind little hugs, a foundation that donates stuffed animals to children going through hard ships. >> it is my way of continuing my relationsh w

he was such a loving boy and it's just my way of putting his love out into the world that he wasn't able to do here in person. >> reporter: his tragic accident hitting close to home for a california family. in 2006 nicky was close to graduating from college. this happy, playful 22-year-old from california was looking forward to a full life but while on a boat with her friends nicky's world came to a sudden stop. in a bizarre twist of fate a passenger captured these images of the moment the bow started to swamp. you can see nicky trying to hang on but in the final shot she is gone. nicky was washed overboard and hit by the propeller struck four times in the head. >> i know that you don't remember much about it. do you remember anything about the accident? >> no. >> nicky is now 34 years old.

she and her family agreeing to their first television interview since the accident. >> how has this changed you? >> it has changed a lot. >> something you wouldn't wish on anybody. >> reporter: nicky is blind in one eye and has a severe brain injury from multiple skull fractures. a propeller struck her with such force she lost a part of her frontal lobe. >> it just sucks because i can't see out of my left eye. i can't taste, can't smell, i can't drive and it's like i'm 34 years old. i want to drive. i want to do my own thing. >> reporter: in 2011 a jury found master craft primarily at fault. the driver of the vote was found 20% responsible. they argue the design

craft's x 45 boat was defective and the company didn't adequately test it. >> you assume that a company that puts out a product is going to test their product before they put it out to the consumers. >> reporter: the jury awarded nicky $30 million. in a statement to news 4 master craft said in part the boat was not defective in design. the accident which injured the plaintiffs in that case was unsafe operation of the boat. master craft appealed the verdict but ultimately settled the case without admitting liability. master craft said it did not make specific changes in products as a result of the case. ryan's parents have filed a lawsuit against malibu claiming the company manufactured a boat which contained safety defects and failed to adequately test its response bow rider to ensure that it performs safely. in a statement to news 4 malib

the tragic loss of a young child however the company maintains the boat was used 14 years with no problems. in fact, after the investigation was complete the company even told us the boat was rented again on two occasions without incident. depositions in ryan's case have begun and news 4 obtained several of them. the current ceo testifying that safety is their number one priority. >> in our design and manufacturing absolutely. i think our track record is just absolutely exemplary in the number of hours that we have had without an incident. >> so we wanted to know more about the regulations around these boats. you may think a government agency is watching closely over boat manufacturers and rigorously testing new boat designs but we found that

simply not the case. the surprising findings of our consumer investigation ahead for you at 6:00. we have posted both of these lawsuits as well as some evidence and photos on our nbc washington app. >> you started this morning with the first -- this is the second chapter of this. you have another at 6:00. >> and then tomorrow night, as well. this is a story we wanted to roll out this way for you. it is unprecedented in the way we did it. as we started looking into the story it was like an onion. we kept peeling more and more and like how are we going to tell this story the right way. >> thank goodness they told the story to you. those poor families. >> they have never done this before. that is why we wanted to go to florida and california and do it ourselves. they are living this moment watching this online. this is a massive boating community all the way in virginia and out

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we heard from a lot of voices after the tragic event in charlottesville. it turns out this one from president obama hit home with a lot of people. he shared this photo showing him greeting kids through a window and a quote that reads no one was born hating another person because of the color of his skin. twitter says it is now the most liked post in the social network's history. we checked more than 3.7 million likes. the images that have shown up in news reports have been traumatic and reminiscent of a dark time in history. >> chris gordon has local reaction of what many perceive to be a recent rise in

anti-semitism. >> reporter: the march passed a jewish temple during friday night's services. rabbi tells me the rbi in charlottesville wrote an article describing how scary it was. >> you saw a white supremacist standing across the street and he was fearful and had them leave the service by going out the back door because they were afraid for their lives. >> reporter: the child of parents who survived nazi concentration camps. a couple of years ago her synagogue was desecrated. >> it can happen again and it is up to good people to make sure bad people don't do bad things. here we are, bad people are doing bad things and we are not all acknowledging that badness. >> reporter: leaders of the

the march in charlottesville. >> the reality is these white supremacist bigots will not make end roads in the end into the american culture and will certainly not intimidate the jewish community. >> reporter: i am told the local jewish community has invested millions of dollars from federal grants to improve security and harden targets at jewish schools, synagogues and community centers. reporting from montgomery county, chris gordon, news 4. a follow up to a story we brought you yesterday about that big march on google. it was supposed to happen this saturday outside google offices here and across the country but today organizers said the event has been postponed because of what the group described as quote federal alt left threats. they are hoping to reschedule in just a few weeks. supporters are taking aim at google claiming the

policies stifle free speech. this is a live look at what may be the smelliest room in d.c. we are waiting for three corpse flowers to hit peak bloom at the u.s. botanic gardens. the plant's stinch is described as a mix of garlic, fish, diapers and rotting meat. breathe deep the gathering gloom. if you want a whiff act fast because peak bloom is expected between tomorrow and next tuesday. the corpse flower's bloom only lasts between 24 and 48 hours sblmpt . >> if it was just garlic we could get away with that but the other stuff. >> rotting diapers. >> in my trash can after my first child. just brings you right back to the good old days. >> good times. hot and humid today. that's been the case. we have not sn

it has been a very cool month of august so far after a very hot july. right now it is on the hot side for sure. plenty of sunshine, hot and humid. high temperatures around 91. at 90 right now. winds out of the north. heat index at 95. most of us are on the dry side. we have a shower. down towards the south here we have showers but that is really about it. a couple more towards st. mary's. satellite and radar showing a few clouds that we have seen throughout the afternoon. we are not going to see much today. a better chance of moisture tomorrow. a little more moisture towards the west. we have at least a little better chance of a storm tomorrow. if you head to the pool keep a watchful eye. 84 at noon. 87 degrees at 2:00. 88 degrees by 4:00.

it will be hot and humid again tomorrow. high temperature upper 80s tomorrow. 90 degrees on friday. friday a pretty good chance of storms. some could be strong possibly severe. less humid on saturday and sunday looking pretty good, too. a little on the hot side. monday high temperature of 91. tuesday and wednesday we start to see things cool a little bit as we make our way towards the end of next week after a chance of storms. monday high temperature 91 degrees. we are talking eclipse. use proper eye wear. we cannot stress this enough. 82% totality here in our area. most exciting time if you are thinking about just walking outside or just looking out the window the best time to do so between 2:20 and 3:00 when you will see skies go dark around our region. the peak is 2:42 in the afternoon. let's talk about it. i said 2:42. starts at 1:17. there is 2:42. by 4:00 it is getting out of here

we will not see another one for seven years in d.c. what are you guys doing? >> wendy was surprised. i thought there was -- >> i wish you mentioned it. >> it is only a couple of days away. i'm going to south carolina. did i tell you that. >> are there special glasses? >> you need special glasses. we need to talk about this stuff. it involves the earth, moon and sun. >> not 2:00 in the morning. thank you, doug. glad we cleared that up. >> a major step forward in the fight against cancer. researchers are developing a liquid bieopsy. they studied patients in the early stages of colon, ovarian, lung and breast cancers. this liquid biopsy was able to detect tiny bits of gic

tumors. much more research is needed before this test will be ready for clinical use. the redskins return to ashburn after wrapping up training camp. the team is getting ready for their second preseason game. you can tell things are heating up on the field. our carol maloney is out at ashburn. you can't stay away from this team, can you? >> reporter: no, i can't. it's not fall but it is football season. i'm not producing the show but i would have put this segment after the corpse flower story because we know they stunk it up last week in preseason game number one and they definitely don't want to do that. they are back in ashburn now and hoping to get back to feeling good about this team. last week's lackluster performance in baltimore everyone says it was a wake up call. practice footage to show you from today. don't let the casual stroll out to the practice field fool you.

the guys coming out flat. no more mr. nice guy. players tell me the mood has definitely changed. three weeks left there is definitely a sense of urgency now that wasn't there before especially with the offense and it starts with the coach. >> 2.2 yards a carry. for us to be a physical football team we have to -- >> as a unit, as an offense we left a whole lot of things on the field that we need to clean up and play better. i think that we will. >> we have a long way to go before the season gets going. i think we are coming out with that attitude in practice and trying to improve mistakes that were made. >> reporter: we are expecting to see josh doddson. he was doing position drills today and said he is going to test his hamstring and we

debut at fed ex field on saturday. live from redskins park carol maloney. >> she should be able to say that by now. >> she is rocking the red. >> i'm rusty. it's early. teens in trouble, the number of overdose teenagers

alarming new statistics about teenagers and drugs. after years of decline deadly overdoses are once again on the rise. erica edwards -- >> 13-year-old vincent winer found dead in his new jersey bedroom this past june. >> there were three officers on scene. a toxicology report showed he had a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl in his system. overdoses are increasing in young people. new research shows the overdose death rate for kids between the ages of 15 and 19 rose in 2015 after years of decline. most cases involved opioids especially heroin. >> this problem has been brewing and growing for a number of years and it really

overprescribing of the prescription pain killers. >> reporter: when those are leftover in medicine cabinets those can be used and abused by friends and family members all too often it seems by teenagers. vincent's mother is left with questions about how her son came into contact with drugs. she shared this message. whoever is supplying these babies with drugs needs to be stopped. my heart is broken, shattered into a million pieces. erica edwards, nbc news. news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up, well, guess what. you just magnified her. >> now at 6:00 a mother's passionate message to the nation as thousands mourn a young woman mowed down by a driver in charlottesville as she took a stand against hate. her death is coming at a critical moment in our history and there

fallout for president trump. adding to that tragedy a helicopter crash killing two state troopers responding to the weekend protests. tonight new clues about what may be to blame as the news 4 i-team digs deeper into the issue of safety in the sky. >> our team coverage begins with julie carey in charlottesville. >> reporter: that memorial service over some hours ago. the tributes to heather heyer, the messages continue to extend half way up this street where she was killed and this one that reads heyer purpose seems to fit the day. that was a strong message at today's memorial service that her death continued to inspire action. i have aged ten years in the last week is what heather heyer's mother told mourners as she walked with difficulty to the podium. her words about her daughter powerful. >> this