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great to see you. i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. another night and another quick thrill, right? that one sliver of hope and then it's all gone. >> yeah. let's check on the weather and see if that will give us a thrill. i have nice conditions out there. if you liked yesterday you will certainly like today because the humidity is still on the low side as we continue for your sunday. that will come pouring back in as we head for the overnight beautiful view from the camera. you can see the beautiful hues out there of the sunshine. we will have a nice morning out there. it's very comfortable as well. temperatures in the low 70s. upper 50s when you head out in the shenandoah valley. we are looking at temperatures rising to once again right around add 90 degrees today with the low humidity. we do have changes for tomorrow's forecast, and that's the

talk about that in detail coming up in a few minutes. he was a comedian that served as a civil rights activist. >> gregory was one of the first standup comics to find success with with a white audience, and he briefly tried his hand at politics as an unsuccessful run for mayor, and he shares a spot with our own jim vance, and he was seen in public for the unveiling in june and he was in the hospital for a week with a bacterial infection. >> so many people are sharing their grief over dick gregory's passing on social media. these are some of the

comedians like whoopi goldberg as well as civil rights leaders, like the reverend al sharpton and jesse jackson as well. and 25-year-old antonio williams confessed to stabbing his 6-year-old sister and two cousins. their bodies were found on friday inside a home on clinton. investigators say williams' mother left him to watch over the girls. >> my heart goes out to the family. i don't have an opinion because i don't know all the facts but i am sure that family is devastated, and we as a community would like to support that family in any way we can. >> williams is facing murder charges for their deaths.

to rally against white supremacy. in dallas, 2,300 people gathered to make their voices heard. one of the biggest gatherings happened in boston. >> in boston, spreading a message of unity and equality. a response to last week's white nationalists in charlottesville, a free speech rally. >> i was thinking that we should show up to let the protesters of the so called free speech valley know they are in the minority. >> the free speech rally attracted 50 people. >> the media said we are

>> two trump supporters now being escorted out. they thought everything would be fine, but suddenly -- here they go. >> are you okay? what is your name. >> some counterprotesters burned a confederate battle flag, and trump tweeted i want to applaud many protesters in boston who are speaking out against bigotry and hate. >> 99% of the people were here to fight bigotry and hate. >> new orleans, california, dallas, more than 2,000 people called for the city's confederate memorial to be taken down. chris pallone, nbc news.

♪ amazing grace ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ >> a final fair well for virginia state trooper cullen. hundreds came out to remember his life yesterday. cullen was one of two pilots killed who was monitoring the violent clashes. cullen leaves behind a wife and two sons. a separate memorial was held on thursday for trooper bates who was also onboard that chopper. chuck todd will have an exclusive interview to former atlanta mayor, andrew young. chuck will join us at about 6:45. the first half

>> and then news4's sherry burriss takes a look now. >> players not discouraged or hitting the panic button yet, but a sign of improvement. the first touchdown of the year. >> i had a couple runs rejected but they stuck with it and it was good to stay out there for the half and get a touchdown and have something positive happen. >> we made good plays when we were moving the ball, and it was because all 11 guys were executing. no sacks in the first halves or turnovers, still a lot of positives. we can go back and fix everything that was not good enough. >> we put the best work on film last week and then up to that point we were not playing as well as we wanted to.

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turns out there was no jackpot winner in last night's jackpot drawing, so the prize is bigger, $650 million. holy cow. that is the third biggest jackpot in history. nobody has matched all six balls in more than two months. the next drawing comes up on wednesday. >> you know what did grow? >> what? >> some families in the washington area. >> turtles? >> yeah. and rats. and it was clear the shelters. >> yeah, a huge success. adoption fees, as you know, were waived at many local shelters and more than 1,300 animals found new forever homes and that included dogs, cats, mice and turtles. across the country more than 60,000 pets found new families, and we would still love to s

your new pet the nbcwashtington.com. we want to go to our inhouse cat lover who previously adopted a cat from the shelter -- a puppy? >> yeah, i love her so much. yeah, i adopted her from animal welfare league back in april. i love that cat. absolutely. thanks to everybody going out there to clear the shelters. good work in the weather department as well. it was beautiful yesterday, especially if you were waiting in line to adopt your loved one. we have a big spider right there if somebody wants to adopt that coming down the screen. the sun is coming up at 6:27. that's when that sun comes up.

very nice conditions. you know, as we continue through the morning, if you have things you need to do it's going to be wonderful. we will continue with the sunshine and comfortable conditions. enjoy this sunday morning. we are headed to the low 90s today. still on the hot side. similar to yesterday. but we are not going to have that humidity. the fitness forecast looking good all the way through the day. make sure you grab those sunglasses. no rain out there, not any clouds. if you are traveling today maybe to head to the path of totality, you will be fine. i know traffic was a little bit of a nightmare yesterday. again, you are not going to have to worry about rain if you are traveling south. dry conditions, brunch, maybe eat in the shade because we have hot conditions out there. church services, absolutely beautiful. this is where i have a change. i am putting in a chance of a passing shower. yesterday i was being hopeful. i think most of them

2:42, and that's when the moon will come over the sun at about 82%. that's going to be at 2:42, and the eclipse starts at 1:17 and goes until 4:01. make sure you hydrate if you are outside for an extended period of time. we stay in the low 90s with a late chance of rains on tuesday. 6:15 on the dot on this sunday morning. we have "reporter's notebook" up next. >> we're back in 15 minutes with the top stories. good morning. i am pat lawson muse. as the chorus grows louder nationwide, there's call for the removal of the

response to what happened over the past week, what we saw in charlottesville and the reactions? >> the question about confederate statues throughout the south has been a long-going issue. i am from atlanta and we have a confederate memorial that is 400 yards long and it's huge. it's a remarkable thing. the question is, if you take them down, what do you do with them? if they are represented of something you don't want to remember, what are we going to do? tearing them down doesn't answer anything? >> what strikes me, how quick this shifted from a horrific thing into a political issue, and it's not just because the president spoke about it, and maryland's governor had to make a statement about theta

amazing how quickly this thing from a story of a horrific crime to a story about national and local politics. >> with the president's timid response, or some say worse response on saturday, a nazi flag is what is the worst thing you can do, and those that opposed that flags were incredible. >> when you see terry mcauliffe say i want them down all over the state, how much traction can even the governor at this point and those who changed positions get on this in the old dominion? >> ed gillespie denounced the racism and naziism that reared its head in charloes

atlanta, but richmonded, virginia, has monument avenue that has a whole series of confederate scrat confederate statues. they tried to soften it, and there are issues of how to remember history, and there are those that want to obliterate it, and i don't think that's the right way at all, and some way we have to adjust the history. maybe you explain in markers and brochures for everybody to know what that bridge meant in the civil rights movement rather than tearing the name down. better identify for them what they stand for. >> we have been talking about monuments and statues this week, and the southern poverty law center would tell you there are 300 statues in three states, but there are confederate

nearly all 50 states, and there are so many in maryland. they just moved the confederate monument from rockville to a private property. frederick had a debate over whether or not to remove the statue of the former supreme court justice, and this debate will not stop today, next week, and it's going to be a thing in the virginia political race, with the election year happening this year, and cory stewart set to run for senate, this is not going away. >> he said the monuments should not be obliterated, and again, people are saying that's a false equivalency. he maintains the leftist protesters there fighting the nazis were just as violent and except nobody on the left drove a car into everybody. he is saying all the hate and violence should be un

governor's race. we saw the candidates weighing in on this. baker calling for the president to resign, and ben saying he called for the statue to come down before hoguen did. >> in such proximity. both made statements within hours of each other, and i don't think that's a coincidence. democrats feel they have a great foothold to srl a general campaign in a democratic state. >> the democrats are pretty united on this. governor hogan first said when this was raised, let's take this statue down in annapolis. he has an important voice and he said he was willing to discuss it. within a matter of 24, and not even 48 hours, he said himself, we want to take it down immediately, so there was a lot to that. ink

chagrin of the democrats realizes where maryland is, and he's running for governor and he's in the middle of the conservative road to thwart the democrat's talking points and i think he has done a good job of it. >> the story that came up this past week, no second chances for malvo, the d.c. sniper. he was resentenced for the shooting spree. what was behind this motion and why did he ask to be re-sentenced. >> it was a supreme court ruling which attorneys think it made clear that you can't give life sentences without parole to people who are under a certain age threshold. >> he was 17 at the time. >> he's 32 now. >> i believe that we have learned from this ruling this week that it's far from c

means in all cases. >> only one of the ten people that were killed were in the district of columbia and most were in montana montgomery county, and he was convicted of six murders in that county, and he was convicted in virginia and captured in maryland. it was a horrific time for the people that survived that, and the families that lost people. the supreme court says you can't give life sentences without parole. these cases are still federal challenges to his sentence, but the judge that sentenced him sentenced him properly and it was not life without parole, and he will still be in prison. >> we will take a break. stay with us.

wrong on the minimum wage. a study claiming a big hike in the minimum wage would result in big job losses turns

wrong. how does that happen and what is the impact? >> i asked for the study in montgomery county because the county council wants to raise minimum wage to $15, and he said he was worried it would affect the county, and so they came out with a study, and the study showed if the county did this to $15, 47,000 jobs would be lost in the county by 2022. and the computation errors were wrong, and the company admitted they forgot to do everything included in the study, and they said they will have a new study, and it will still account for job loss. and so this thing was horrible, and it was called garbage. it just undermined the whole fight of what the

>> that study did not move the meter in public sentiment. here's what is important with the minimum wage debate. no matter where you live, rent and mortgage are becoming too expensive. affordable housing is dwindling, if that even exists in reality in our area. they know you can go broke trying to live in the d.c. if you don't make a good wage. >> the federal minimum wage is $7 an hour, and $15 would double that. >> most people that support minimum wage say there might be some small job losses as a company that maybe has 25 employees, and maybe cuts to 23 to save the cost of the others, but the fact is

thing raises the bottom floor of the people that need the money the most. >> how is ike legget feeling about this? >> he's embarrassed about the study and angry about it, too, and we will see what this firm comes up with next and if it will have impact. looks like d.c. teachers will head back to the classrooms this fall with the first three-year contract in five years. it comes with a retroactive raise. >> tell us what they are getting and what they had to do to get it? >> they had to negotiate for five years. 4,000 teachers live throughout the washington region, and many in maryland. they will get a 4% raise for 2017. 3% next year, and the current school year, and 2% the year after that. that's really good. but what did the city get? >> that was pretty important. >> it's important to her. but i don't want to minimize the

system and the workers that were there, and antwaan wilson, the chancellor told us one thing he gets out of it is the union agreed to talk about work rules and maybe change some of the rules so you could have more education focus in some of the schools rather than having it all written out in a contract. >> for so many years especially during the recession there were no such things as teacher raises. they had to forego their pay increases during the depths of the resepson and a lot of people see new contracts coming out, and not just in d.c., where they are giving the teachers the pay increases they need. here's another thing you will find out, as we grow into a more robust economy, teachers get their raises. some jobs are harder to fill. a news4 i-team found

are short school substitutes. this is actually a problem for school districts. if they don't have subs they have to scramble because you can't leave a classroom empty or unattended by a teacher, and there is a problem in prince georges and d.c. >> whether you are a police officer or a nurse, all of these critical jobs to our society as a whole are trailing behind the dramatic increase in the wealth of the top 10% of the country, and we are losing a lot of our middle class and our middle class are the police officers and the teachers and the nurses and people like that. antwaan wilson said you must pay them well and give them an opportunity to teach and not load them down with the regulations within the classroom itself. >> we are

the country where they are not local town to town, and there are bidding wars for teachers in our area. in maryland teachers were flocking to neighboring counties to montgomery, because they paid more than frederick and washington county, and if you raise wages for teachers in certain districts, you can get better teachers from neighboring counties. >> do i have a moment to compliment, i talked to michelle maryweather in northeast washington, and she's starting her 30th year at the same school teaching 4-year-olds. i went in while she was stacking the blocks up, and she said she started 30 years ago and was not sure what she was going to do, but she had

h has it. >> thank you for joining us. the news continues. dick gregory has died. his son says his father died late yesterday here in d.c. gregory is one of the many people honored in the new chilli bowl mural. three girls' bodies were found on friday, and one faces murder charges. thousands of people across the country took to the streets

in boston counterprotesters marched to protest in a gathering build as a free speech valley. police made more than two dozen arrests. 6:31 on this sunday morning. time to rise and shine. we made it to sunday and we have a beautiful sunrise coming up in d.c. >> i think that's going to set the tone for the day. angie goff alongside my friend, adam tuss. according to lauryn ricketts, the good weather continues this weekend. >> let's check in with her. what do you say? angie is right. if you liked yesterday, yesterday was hot and we didn't have the humidity. today, more of the same. check out the sunrise. there it is right there. oh, man, right on cue, that plane coming through the area. that sun came up a couple minutes ago over the horizon

north winds bringing down the humidity. again, it's very comfortable out there. plenty of sunshine as you continue through the day today. changes for your eclipse forecast, if you are sticking around this area. i have got that in detail coming up in just a few minutes right now there are scores of roadblocks set up in spain. police are looking for the suspected driver of the van that plowed into pedestrians in barcelona. the 14th person died in a similar attack south of barcelona. the investigation is focusing on a missing imam that could have died in a massive house explosion on wednesday, and in the meantime many are still mourning the american, skwraeja tucker. >>

him. >> they were in spain celebrating their one-year anniversary, and he leaves behind two daughters. sergeant sam howard died yesterday from his injuries. his colleague died on friday night after they were shot during a scuffle with a suspect. they did not get a chance to fire back. that suspect was arrested and facing charges. the shooting happened the same night when two other officers in jacksonville were shot there. a young boy was grazed by a bullet in the district. the 8-year-old was taken to the hospital last night around 8:00. they say there was a shooting not far from the ft. davis recreation center. no suspects have been identified, but police say the boy should be

michael brown is scheduled to give a series of speeches about ethics to employees. back in 2013, brown admitted to taking $35,000 in cash from undercover fbi agents. he was released from a federal custody prison less than three months ago. the ethics speeches are part of an agreement that brown worked out with the ethics board as part of his punishment. president trump will return to the white house later today and will start the week without his chief strategist. kelly o'donnell has a look at the fallout. >> managing a wildcard. >> i like mr. bannon. he's a friend of mine. >> a friend, now unpredictable and on the outside. the president tweeted his first comments on friday's dismissal that steve

ousted but enthusiastically praised. >> bannon, a hard-nosed nationalists moved on by moving back to the conservative media breitbart where he made his intentions clear, telling the weekly st weekly standard. i have my hands back on my weapons and i am definitely going to crush the opposition, and the opposition includes other white house advisers he considers two moderate. >> they include any establishment republicans and any establishment anything, and any mainstream media outlets and will have more money and a liberated platform that he is outside the government. >> he has been a flash point for critics that argue he embo

white nationalists. in a surprise move the white house is distancing itself good its own critics, and a 40-year cultural tradition. the kennedy center honors. presidents of both parties have long been there to celebrate artistic achievements, but not this year. the president and first lady have decided not to participate to allow the honorees to celebrate without any distraction. people in charlottesville came together for peace, and they wrote on the free speech wall. their goal was to fill the downtown area with poetry and music. heather heyer was killed when a car slammed into a group of people.

the work has wrapped up to rock creek parkway. guests to the party will notice a crosswalk that goes across to the national zoo and a rebuilt road surface, and there's a flash cross to help the pedestrians get to the zoo. the festivities start at 1:00 this afternoon. this is phase one of the project and there is still more construction to come. a warning for drivers out there. it's urging drivers to not pull over to the side of the road to catch a glimpse of the eclipse. >> we are all counting down to the start of tomorrow's eclipse and that will begin at 1:17 in the afternoon, and the totality will not be seen until 2:42 p.m. jay gray has a closer look at what is happening along the path of

millions of making the trek to totality. packing highways, airports and train stations from oregon through south carolina to get a spot along the 70-mile wide path where the sun will be completely blocked by the moon. wyomi wyoming is one of the places along the path. >> we are having people come in from all over the world. >> many spilling into the streets this weekend with downtown shut down for the casper eclipse festival. music to the ears of business owners here. >> business wise we are up. we have been up, like, 800% over this time last year. >> and casper is hosting an annual gathering of scientists and astronomers. this year's theme, feel the shadow. >> s

shadow or the moon traveling at 1,500 or 2,000 miles an hour. >> nasa scientists who many call mr. eclipse travelled to more than two dozen eclipses. >> it's an incredibly moving experience and it's something you will remember for the rest of your life, and the stories of seeing that eclipse is something you will be passing down to your grandchildren. >> a story written by the sun, the moon and millions who will be watching. jay gray, nbc news, casper, wyoming. >> this is cool. we had to get in on the fun here. our meteorologistists will be there with live local coverage starting at 1:00 also. you can watch on the nbc washingt

6:39. clouds might make a big impact on your plans to view that eclipse tomorrow. lauryn is tracking the status of that, and whether or not showers are going to hold off for the big event. we are going to put metro's new wireless upgrades to the test to see

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temperatures out there right now at 71 degrees. we have got a north wind at about 8 miles per hour. again, we are looking at great conditions as we continue through the day. more on the solar eclipse and changes coming up in about three minutes. >> thank you, lauryn. president trump will start the next week in

another staff shake-up. >> and here to talk about that, chuck todd, is steve bannon dangerous outside of the white house? >> we'll see. i guess it depends on your point of view whether you consider him dangerous. he has a big ambition. it has been stunning -- i feel like the word hubris is not enough of a description of how he views himself. he is trying to be the person that puts together the next conservative media empire. i think that's where he is headed. in that sense, i think he thinks he can be an influential -- he

complex if you will, and that's what happened inside the white house, a little bit. we will see if he can have the patience to do what it takes to build a media empire. >> the predictability will obviously continue. >> is he dangerous? i think he will pick a lot of fights and he will get so caught up on his petty fights and settling scores from the white house. >> he has more freedom now that he is out to do so. i want to shift our focus to charlottesville. after coming under fire from both sides for the response to charlottesville, we saw a shift in tone in response to boston. he went on twitter and applauded the anti-protesters. what do you think o

he still has a long way to go, and i think -- i think he needs to figure out how to start a reconciliation process. he's not somebody that is ever saying i am sorry or i apologize, and if he did have that in him, that is what mitt romney is asking him to do, but obviously somebody got to him and he knew enough not to do damage to himself yesterday. so it was a different tone. but let's see what happens when he comes under questioning. remember, we don't know when it's a prepared tweet or statement verses when he's off the cuff. >> still pretty raw emotions out there. >> we are going to talk to former congressman, jaycee watts, because a lot of current officials don't want to be on tv these days, and andrew young, former mayor of atlanta, of

mlk, and we will look at the an taefa group that wants to use violence to go after the white nationalists. >> you can see meet the press that comes up every sunday at 10:30 here after "news4 today." and it's your beat and how much you hate losing cell suv ridge -- >> yeah, it's the worse. it can be frustrating, absolutely, the coverage dropping in and out. metro says it's upgrading its service. does it work? we went to get the answer. can you hear me now? >> i'm getting a call right now. >> you will likely be hearing a lot o

now that metro upgraded its cell service. >> i don't want to hear other peoples' conversations, but i would love to talk on my cell. >> maybe we will have to have a quiet metro car or something? >> yes. >> on the blue, orange and silver lines, the major carriers should all have uninterrupted service through much of the downtown core. we found riders catching a call in between the stations. >> so you can watch me tonight on news4 because i will be on there. >> her call held. time for our own test. we wanted to see if the cell phone coverage improved for ourselves, and i am calling my photographer, and up pops my name, adam tuss. can i answer and talk to myself?

it's actually working. but cell service being what it is, this may not be 100% all the time. riders in tkpwreurb ma and deara trying to call one another -- >> it's gone. >> metro won't say specifically which part of the system will get the upgrade next, and they expect to have service in all tunnels by late 2020. >> so far so good. >> we will keep -- >> yeah, just keep your ear buds in. use the time. we need more of that. you have glasses. show us your glasses. >> oh, that's a hot commodity. >> you know what, can't see anything. >> yeah. >> he couldn't find any glasses. >> you can't. my friends are asking

we have nothing. if you did not plan ahead -- >> these can be yours for the nifty price of $1,000. >> you only need one eye to see. let's cut them in half. >> that's a good idea. make sure you have the protective eyewear because you will need that as we get into tomorrow. we have changes for the forecast. it's going to be another great day out there today. humidity is pouring back in during the overnight. a big cooldown coming by the time we head into thursday and friday of next week. we are at 71 degrees. look at shenandoah, a little on the chilly side out there as well. it's not going to be chilly if you want to head to the pool because we are warming up in the lower 90s and upper 80s, a great day out there with the temperature at 90 degrees. still a little warm. if

looking too bad especially in the path of totality. you head out of church looking wonderful. lunch, maybe eat in the shade, and traveling a-okay. only thing you need to worry about is the traffic. we will be at 82% totality here at 2:42, and then the most exciting time after 2:00 to about 3:00. we have a chance of passing showers. again, 82% totality where the moon covers the sun's service. you will start to see it at 1:17, but partly cloudy skies and a passing

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family, of course. >> northern virginia bureau reporter is working for you and he shares the best spots to see it all happen. >> reporter: this is what we want for you. the chance to marvel, albeit, safely at the sun. notice they have the social glasses on. these paper-made glasses are a hot commodity. >> it's what everybody wants. they ordered some 6,000 of the eyewear. she has been getting e-mails and phone calls. >> people are tapping me in the hallway saying i know you must have a couple pair hidden away. >> reporter: if you are among the several thousand signed up for the programs, you will get a pair. but they are sold out. >> we had programs and then added more programs and t

>> we have 427 parks, and unless there's an awful lot of trees or another activity going on, we say welcome, come on down. >> ryan wants to wow you, too. from covered to wow. how about that? >> 12:00 to 5:00, so five hours, i think the eclipse is in the middle there and it will be a good time up here, clear views, and serving tequilas and margaritas. >> you can look for any open space that is not tree-covered and take it all in safely, of course. a reminder, you can watch our special coverage of the

1:00 here on nbc 4. they will have live reports from clemson, south carolina, and we have safety tips and more in our nbc washington app. that's going to be the story of the day tomorrow for sure. >> one teacher said their school, they are keeping the high school students 20 minutes later to help protect them from the sun rays. dismissal time is around that time. >> very cool. we have an hour-by-hour look ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this august visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500.

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he broke barriers and made you laugh and he made a difference. right now on "news4 today" we remember dick gregory and the legacy he leaves behind. take that down! take that down! >> calling for change. protests this weekend from coast-to-coast. the dueling messages and the nationwide debate over our nation's past. breaking the bank. the massive new jackpot making history as nobody claims the powerball prize. holy cow, there's a lot of money at stake if you hit all the numbers. we will see. good luck to you if you are playing powerball. >> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i am angie goff. >> i am adam tuss. the sun is up and we want to check in with storm tea

meteorologist, lauryn ricketts. >> it's a good sunday forecast. if you liked yesterday you will certainly like today because it's more of the same. plenty of sunshine and low humidity. it will be hot. temperatures are around 90 degrees once again today, but that sun coming up right now. an official sunrise was at 6:27 a.m. a beautiful-looking morning out there. if you want to get anything done, it's 71 degrees and feels great because the humidity is on the lower side. changes to your eclipse forecast, and i will let you know the next chance of rain will come up in the 10-day forecast. 7:01. dick gregory has died at the age of 84 here in d.c. he was one of the first standup comics to find success with a white audience in the 1960s.

he spread messages of social justice and nutrition. he ran as a third party presidential candidate in 1968. he shares a spot with our own jim vance on the new mural, and he was seen in public for that unveiling in june. he was in the hospital for about a week with a severe bacterial infection. >> so many people sharing their grief over his passing on social media. this is a few that continues to show up on all our social feeds. civil rights leaders, and comedians, and john legend there, calling him a ground breaker. we have new details this morning in the horrifying triple murder of three little girls. 25-year-old antonio williams confessed to stabbing his 6-year-old sister and two cousins. the childrens' bodies were found on friday

investigators say williams' mother left him to watch over the girls and neighbors are heartbroken. >> my heart just goes out to the family. i don't have an opinion because i don't know all the facts, but, you know, i am sure that family is definitely devastated and we, as a community, would like to support that family in any way that we can. >> williams is now facing murder charges for the girls' deaths. this was the scene in cities across the country yesterday as people took to the streets to rally against white supremacy. 2,300 people gathered to make their voices heard, but one of the largest gatherings happened in boston. >> reporter: in boston, thousands on the march spreading a message of unity and equality. a response to last week's white nationalists demonstrations,

designed to dwarf another rally. >> i was thinking we should show up to let the protesters of the so-called free speech rally know they are in the minority. >> the free speech rally attracted 50 people and lasted an hour. >> the media is spreading the narrative we are nazi, and that's ridiculous. we are nonpartisan and strictly first amendment. >> skirmishes broke out. >> i just spoke to two trump supporters and they thought everything would be fine, but suddenly, here they go. are you okay? what is your name? >> counterprotesters burned a confederate battle flag. and president trump tweeted i want to

protesters. boston police arrested 33 people that threw rocks and bottles at them. >> 99% of the people are here for the right reason and that's to fight bigotry and hate. >> new orleans, venice, california, and dallas, where more than 2,000 people called for the confederate memorial to be taken down. >> it's sad to see our country going backwards. ♪ ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> a final farewell for lieutenant jay cullen. hundreds came out to remember his life yesterday. cullen was one of two pilots killed near charlottesville last weekend. he was the pilot helping to monitor the clashes before breaking away to support the motorcade for

in a separate tpaofuneral was h for trooper bates who was also killed onboard the chopper. chuck todd will have an exclusive interview to the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, so be sure and tune in for that. the time is 7:06, the first half of the pre-season in the books, but the skins falling to the packers last night 21-17. >> it's the pres-season, right? news4's sherry burruss gives us a look. >> despite knowing they are far from where they need to be, but a sign of improvement. jamison crowder skoeing the first touchdown of the year. >> it took a while. we

was good for them to stay out there for the half and at least get a touchdown in there and have something positive happen. >> we felt good we scored at the end of the half and made good plays. when we were moving the ball, it was because all 11 guys were executing. no sacks or turnovers, still a lot of positives. we can go back and fix everything that was not good enough. >> we definitely needed it. we did not put the best work on film last week and up to that point we were not playing as well as we wanted to, so it felt good to get in the end zone. >> only two pre-season games are left with the next one right back here a week from today against cincinnati. from fedex field, sherry burruss, news4 sports. the heat can be coming back as well. lauryn is tracking how soon the 90s and the muggy weather will make a return.

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somebody yesterday. listen to this. a man was dropping off his wife when he saw the victim yesterday morning and that's when he hit him with his car and got out and stabbed him with a knife several times. the victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. the suspect turned himself in to police. hundreds of firefighters battling a lightning-sparked fire out in oregon where hundreds of homeowners now are evacuating. flames have been raging at the three sisters wilderness area for a week now. firefighters have been working to get water to some inaccessible areas.

local school and there's a place for pets to go. crews are hoping that cooler temperatures and the higher humidity will help them with putting out the flames. if you are waking up this morning hoping to be a millionaire, you are a little out of luck. that could be a good thing, actually. there was no jackpot winner in last night's powerball drawing and that means the huge prize is bigger now. get this. $650 million. that's the third largest jackpot in u.s. history. the prize has continued to grow because nobody matched all six balls in more than two months. the next draw something on wednesday. good luck if you are playing. you are in the clear for a run or a bike ride this morning, and that's not the eclipse -- hey, look at that. >> it came early. >> the sun is back right there shining over the washington monument. lauryn is looking ahead to tomorrow's commute and how showers could affect your plans. >> it's getting stickier near capitol hill. the

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once again, those temperatures are going to be 90 degrees today. it's going to be a little on the hot side out there, but no humidity out there today. temperatures around 90 for the next couple of days and then they start to fall but not before a few thunderstorms move

a big cool down coming our way for friday. i will show you those changes in about three minutes. many small towns across the country are trying to figure out how to keep going when people move away and businesses close. >> one small town is now thinking big. >> casey, illinois, wants you to know big things are happening here, like the world's biggest rocking chair. it sits downtown where it's an irresistible draw. >> it would be cool if they would let us climb up there and sit. >> how big is this? >> 54 foot, 1 inch tall. >> jim had one of those if you build it they will come kind of visions and the more big stuff they put up in casey, the more people show up. like a big pencil. a big ruler. a big

>> it's big enough? >> well, we could make it a little bit bigger. >> our personal favorite, the world's biggest mailbox. >> is this a real mailbox? >> yes, you can mail from it. to get in the guinness, you can mail from it and it has to be able to receive mail. >> a lot of casey's stuff is in the guinness world record book. >> what made you stop here? >> the sign out on the interstate. >> how many new businesses here in town in the last year? >> in the last year, four. >> just right here downtown? >> right. >> laurie smith and her small dog find casey a delightful diversion. >> i am going to have a humorous america

>> if you look closely at the stuff, you will see a bit of scripture. jim's big thing is he wants all people to love and respect people more. >> if we would love each other and super each other on to good deeds then the world will be a better place. >> a big idea working in a big way in a small town. harry smith, nbc news, casey, illinois. a ship that played a critical role in world war ii has been found. they have found the wreckage on the floor of the north pacific ocean. ni 900 people were killed when it sank. the sinking of the "indianapolis" was the worst loss. i hope you are notav

breakfast. some people are interested, and i like the smell of skunk, but the first of the three of the flowers have started to bloom, and the best time to get the stinkiest sniff is at night and in the early morning. the garden will stay open a bit later tonight until 10:00, so all of you who are out there and curious can take your noses and sniff it out. >> i have a 1-year-old so i don't need to smell anything. >> been there. you live it. >> that's right. >> want to thank all of you who visited an animal shelter yesterday and brought home a new friend. >> even a turtle. adoption fees were waived at animal shelters. dogs, cats, mice and turtles. more than 60,000 pets found new families across the co

if you adopt add new furry friend, we would love to see those pictures. both of you adopted in the past, right? >> yes. they change your life. >> your family changes when you have a pet in the house. >> although it was bitter in the household yesterday, because adora was so mad we didn't get the black lab puppy. we will never get a dog. i said, after the baby. she said its taking too long. 6 years old, can't reason with them. there will be a time, i'm sure. >> yes. >> everything aligned just perfectly. >> i was playing golf and it was wonderful. when i was playing golf, i was at top golf. >> dave and buster's, yeah. >> i don't play golf. but it was beautiful. get outside today and enjoy it. you can see our sunshine out there. it's so beautiful, the sun

up at 6:27 a.m. a comfortable morning. temperatures in the 50s in the shenandoah valley. humidity is still in check now. we do have changes for the eclipse forecast. then we have got a big cooldown coming our way as we head to the end of the workweek. current temperatures out there, 71 out there in the district. 60s outside the beltway. upper 50s in the shenandoah valley, so cooler out there. we are headed into the lower 90s today. similar to yesterday, but we will still have the humidity on the low side. it will be bright as we have plenty of sunshine. temperatures at 90 degrees. yesterday was hot if you were outside. if you are headed out for a run, make sure you hydrate as you head outside. that's a big deal tomorrow if you are headed to watch the eclipse, because the humidity is pouring in in the overnight. if you are traveling possibly to the path of totality, it looks good. we will be dry for traveling

mostly dry tomorrow. we will get into that. proper eyewear for tomorrow, make sure you have the proper eyewear. of course we have information on the app and web. at 2:42, that's when we will peak at 82% of the earth's service will be covered by the moon. we could have a passing shower as well, but i think a lot will hold off until later in the day. you will start to see the moon eclipse the sun, and then it's out of here a little after 4:00, and then we get the full sunshine back. we will have partly sunny skies to deal with, and then -- that didn't change. again, tuesday, partly cloudy skies. we will have a late chance of storms and then a better chance of storms as we get into wednesday. >> you were playing golf yesterday. a piece of u.s. history and a mission

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story. nbc's ron mott has it. >> what artists ryan mendoza considers a masterpiece of history. 60 years ago civil rights icon rosa parks moved in detroit. her niece worked tirelessly to find somebody to save the house from being torn down by the city. eventually she found mendoza who paid to take it down and ship it to germany. >> did you ever feel her presence in here? >> i feel it right now. every time i go in the house. >> over the winter he put the house together again, piece by worn and rotted piece. he's still working on the inside so no peeking was allowed. >> i am found of the house and this house has to go back to the united

>> mendoza, an american himself, says it's time to send this battered old house back to where it belongs. >> it would be a wonderful transfer of power, taking down of confederate statues on the one hand and finding a place for her house. rosa parks said no and that one word had a rippling affect. >> he helped the transfer, he says, and where it goes from there he is uncertain. >> is this house worthless or priceless? >> no answer yet? >> no answer, but we have promise. ron mott, nbc news, berlin. 7:26. we continue to stay sunny and dry, but you know what? like most things, it's not going to last forever. lauryn is tracking a cloudy and

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the time is 7:29 on this sunday morning. here's what is happening. iconic comic, dick gregory, died in d.c. he was the man that broke racial barriers with his comedyn

1960s. his son says his father died yesterday in the district after being in the hospital for a week. another update to the awful story. a confession in the triple murder of three girls in clinton. prince georges county police says williams told them he stabbed his sister and two cousins. their bodies were found on friday and he now faces murder charges. and thousands of people took to the streets across the country. and the protests was mostly peaceful and police made more than two dozen arrests. it's 7:30 on this sunday morning. thank you so much for starting your sunday with us. i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. looks like the heat is on track to make a

>> lauryn ricketts with us. >> we have to get this right for tomorrow. i have a few changes to the forecast for tomorrow. i don't think it will impact you too much. we will get to that in a little bit. we will get to the temperatures. 71 is our temperature, a refreshing morning. 68 in leesburg. 63 in gaithersburg. we will continue to warm up to around 90 degrees today. here's a look at your midday planner. we will be in the mid-80s in the early afternoon. the changes to the eclipse forecast, maybe a passing shower. we will talk about that coming up in a bit, guys. there are scores of roadblocks set up in spain as a massive manhunt continues there. we know 13 people were killed in the barcelona attack and a 14th person died in a similar attack south of the city. the

focussing on a missing imam that police believe could have died in a house explosion. many are mourning. >> he was the love of my life. what am i going to do. it's not a matter of not being able to be independent. i don't want to do that without him. >> jared tucker and his wife were in spain celebrating their one-year anniversary. new details this morning into the police shootings in florida. a second officer is dead in kissimmee. baxter died on friday night, and police say they did not get a chance to fire back. the suspect was arrested and is now facing charges. the shooting happened the same night when two other officers in jacksonville were hur i

7:32. we are working to find out more about the disturbing story. a young boy was grazed by a bullet in the district. d.c. police say the 8-year-old was taken to the hospital last night around 8:00. they say there was a shooting on 43rd southeast. we have learned from police that the boy should be okay. commotion in a d.c. library ended with a stabbing. somebody was arrested after an assault inside the library in shaw. officials say an argument at a computer continued inside the bathroom, and that's when one person pulled out a pen knife and the pair struggled over it and both were cut and were taken to the hospital and both have minor injuries. one d.c. neighborhoodn

northwest plans to do just that, celebrate part of the brand-new beach drive today. they are throwing a block party. guest to the party will notice a new staircase and crosswalk and rebuilt road surface there. there's also a new flashing crosswalk signal to help out festivities in that area. remember, the work that is wrapping up is just phase one of the project. there's still more construction under way. as the country gets ready for the solar eclipse tomorrow, there's a warning for drivers out there. you might notice this sign along 495 in prince georges county. do not pull off the side of the road to get a glimpse of the clips. >> we have a clock counting down to the eclipse, and 82% totality will not be

the afternoon. nbc's jay gray has a look at what is happening along that path of totality. >> this weekend millions are making the trek to totality, packing highways, airports and train stations to get a spot along the 70-mile-wide path where the sun will be completely blocked by the moon. casper, wyoming, is one of the cities on the path. >> we are on the center line. we are having people come in from all over the world. >> tens of thousands to get a glimpse of history, and many spilling into the streets this weekend with downtown shut down for the casper eclipse festival. the celestial celebration. music to the ears of business owners here. >> business wise we are up. we have been up, like, 800%, over this time last year. nd

gathering of astronomers and scientists. the theme is feel the shadow. >> suddenly emersed in the shadow of the moon. >> nasa scientists, who many call mr. eclipse, has travelled to more than two dozen solar eclipses and he said each one is unique and inspiring. >> it's something you will remember the rest of your life and it's something -- the stories of seeing that eclipse are things you will be passing down to your grandchildren. >> a story written by the sun, the moon, and millions who will be watching. jay gray, nbc news, casper, wyoming. >> this is such a cool event that will happen tomorrow. our meteorologists out in force, doug and chuck will be in clemson, south carolina tomorrow, and if it'

tennessee. that's what they said. you can catch all of the solar eclipse starting here tomorrow. you can watch on the nbc washington app. we are going all in. >> my gamecock loving husband, he asked why are they going there. and metro's new wireless upgrades to the test and see if

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you are going to wake up to pretty refreshing temperatures out there. i had stacy on my facebook page in martinsburg, west virginia. temperatures are in the upper 50s there. we will continue to take the temperatures all across the board to the low 90s for daytime highs today with the humidity still in check. we will let you know when the humidity bills and the changes for your eclipse forecast in a few minutes. and former council member, michael brown, scheduled to give a series of speeches about ethics to employees. this is why people are questioning it. back in 2015 you might remember he took $50,000 in cash from rbi agents, and he was released from federal custody three months ago and the

something worked out. nbc's kelly o'donnell has a look at the white house fallout. >> managing a wildcard. >> i like mr. bannon. he's a friend of mine. >> a friend now unpredictable and on the outside. ousted but enthusiastically praised. bannon, a hard-nosed nationalists instantly moved on by moving back to the conservative media outlet, breitbart, where he told the "weekly standard." i feel jacked up. now i am free. i have my hands back on my weapons and i am definitely

going to crush the opposition, and opposition that includes other white house advisers that bannon considers too moderate. >> they include any establishment republicans, any mainstream media outlets and if anything he will have mormon wr -- more money. >> the white house is distancing itself from its own critics and a 40-year cultural tradition. presidents of both parties have long celebrated artistic achievements, but not this year. the president and first lady have decided not to participate to allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction. >> kelly o'donnell reporting th

know about you. >> what is that? >> you like transportation. >> i do. >> you love it. i don't know who likes traffic, but you love it. one thing you hate is losing your cell phone service aper especially when you are on the metro. >> we put that to the test. >> reporter: can you hear me now? >> hello? >> hello? >> reporter: you will likely hear a lot of peoples ov's conversations. >> i would love to talk myself. >> reporter: you donwant to tal but don't want to hear other people talk? >> yes. >> reporter: on the blue, orange and silver lines, the

uninterrupted service through most of the downtown core, from metro center to stadium-armory. we found riders making a call between the stations. >> so you can watch me tonight on news4 because i will be on there. >> reporter: her call held so time for our own test. i am calling our photograph's phone, and the call is going through. now can we answer the call? can i answer and talk to myself? hello? hello? it's actually working. but cell service being what it is, this may not be 100% all the time. some riders trying to call one another -- >> nope, it's gone. >> it's gone. >> metro won't say specifically which part

get the upgrade next, but they expect to have service in all tunnels by late 2020. a good story about metro. >> yes. >> people will be happy they are able to connect now. i don't know about the people who don't like to talk on their cell phones, but -- >> that's the other story. >> the future looks bright, adam tuss. >> you can't see anything. >> you shouldn't be able to see anything. did you see the traffic on 95 southbound yesterday? it was wall to wall traffic yesterday, people trying to get down to the eclipse, and 66 and 81 was a nightmare as well. people traveling today, want to make sure you have glasses. >> do not pull over on the side of the road to look at the eclipse. >> yeah, and so yeah, be mindful that between 1:17 and 4:00 p.m. here in this area is when we will see the eclipse. let's show you what is

out there right now. 2:42 will be the peak time. it's beautiful out there this morning. nothing to complain about this morning. another great day. the humidity is still on the low side, but it's coming back in during the overnight. tomorrow hot and humid. we could have a chance of a passing shower on monday. just a small chance. we have a big cooldown coming by the end of next work week. the radar not showing anything. if you are headed down there this morning, looking good. temperatures looking good. upper 50s and low 60s here in the d.c. area, and low 70s, a refreshing morning. hot afternoon, the temperatures will be in the 90s. the humidity still in check. and then we fall back on thursday and friday as we head toward the end of the workweek. 90 degrees for your eclipse day. again, a passing shower in there. the

you will start to see the eclipse at 1:17, and then 80% of the surface is covered by the moon, and then it's done by 4:00. doug and chuck are down in clemson, it's looking sunny for them, at least for the eclipse. we will have a chance of a passing

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guess what tomorrow is going to be? >> eclipse day? >> totality awesome. i need to stop. we are talking about the big eclipse, and you want the experience to be good for you and your family. lauryn is still cracking up. >> and here are the best spots to see it all happen. >> this is what we want for you. the chance to marvel, albeit, safely at the sun. notice they have on the special glasses. these little paper-made glasses are a hot commodity for you all. the fairfax park authority ordered 6,000 of the eyewear. she has been getting e-mails and phone calls. >> people are tapping me in the hallway saying, hey, i know you have a couple pair hidden away. >>ha

>> if you are among the few thousand that signed up for the popular viewing programs, you will get a pair. those programs, by the way, sold out. >> we had dozens of programs and then added more programs and then added existing capacity to the programs. >> no worries if you did not register. we have other options for you. >> we have many parks, and we say welcome, come on down. >> ryan wants to wow you, too. from covered to -- wow. how about that? >> 12:00 to 5:00, so five hours, the eclipse is in the middle there and it will be a good time up here, clear views, serving t tequilas, margaritas. >> just anar

>> you don't have to be three stories up to enjoy the solar eclipse, just look for an open space that is not tree discovered, and use caution, of course. comedians and civil rights leaders remembering the life of dick gregory today. the iconic comic died late yesterday here in the district after being in the hospital for about a week. he's well known for breaking racial barriers with his comedy in the '60s. a mannequ confessed to kill his sister and two cousins. he is now facing murder charges. the little girls were found stabbed to death on friday. and then taking to the streets to protest against hate comes one week after the violence in char

nobody won last night's drawing. your next chance to win, mark wednesday. we have a nice sunday on tap. >> yeah, we do. comfortable outside, and humidity comes rolling back in. looking good for the eclipse. slightly sunny. >> when are we telling people -- it's going to look mostly cloudy outside, that's what we are saying? >> it will be park. 1:17 to 4:02, but the peak time for 82% will be at 2:42 p.m. >> make sure you have your glasses. >> absolutely.

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i think there's brame on both sides. they tried to kill my child. you just magnified her. conservatives trusted steve bannon. everyone was just running away. >> it is a chance for us to connect with the cosmos. ♪ ♪ good morning. welcome to "sunday today" on this august the 20th. i'm willie geist. it's been eight days since an alleged white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of protesters in charlottesville, virginia, killing heather heyer. people took to the streets across the nation to denounce ra