>> calling for change. protests this weekend from coast-to-coast, the dueling messages and the debate over the nation's past. the massive new jackpot out there making history. nobody has claimed the powerball prize and we are now up to $650 million. a huge jackpot on the line. the next draw something wednesday? >> wednesday night, yeah. >> you have time to get tickets. >> you know with the eclipse, everything is shifting in the universe, so this might be on your side and might be it. we made it to 10:00 on this sunday morning. thank you for joining us. i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. we want to check in with lauryn ricketts, and one thing we noticed this morning was humidity was lower and it felt refreshing. >> you are right, angie. feeling refreshing and temperatures in the 70s across the board. a nice be

northwest. everything is so green considering how much rain. the north wind suppressing the humidity, and full sunshine will be out there today. our average is 86 degrees, and we will stay in the 90s and then take a dip toward the end of next week. we will talk about the cool down and covering the eclipse and what kind of weather to expect around here coming up. and then tributes pouring in following the passing of gregory. >> the last time we saw him was in june. >> i'm known as a

i'm one of 100 comics. if you can't say i'm one, then don't say nothing. >> derrick ward joining us live at the memorial and talking with some of his fans. he had people cracking up still. >> reporter: until the end. that's what people are telling me about him, people that knew him personally. one comic here said he gave her a break during a roast several years ago, and it was a roast of muhammad ali. again, it's just the kind of comedian he was. he passed away yesterday at 84, su

family. he had been there a week and had gone in because he was suffering from symptoms of heart disease or failure and had signs of progress but took a turn for the worst here, and he broke down barriers for caomics. he started in the army doing comedy, and he played the chicago playboy club, and it really started to open doors for himself and other activist comedians and self-proclaimed apb agitator. a lot of people remember him playing over at the howard theater. listen to these folks and what they remember about him. >> i remember dick gregory when i first came to d.c. and i would go to the howard theater, and he was a comedian. >> well, more of an activist. he's the last of our revolutionaries.

>> reporter: his influence continues. sylvia tells me local comics will gather here to pay tribute to this man today. we're live in ben's alley. >> people paying tribute everywhere, showing grief over dick gregory's passing. these are some reactions we are getting, including from the reverend jesse jackson, and comedians like whoopi goldberg sharing their thoughts, and we heard from al sharpton as well as performers, like john legend to called him a ground breaker. the time is 10:04 on this sunday morning. turning our attention to the horrifying triple murder of three little girls in our area. the 25-year-old williams confessed to stabbing his 6-year-old sister and

cousins. the children's bodies were found inside a home on clinton. williams' mother left him to look after the girls, and neighbors are stunned. >> my heart goes out to the family. i don't have an opinion because i don't have all the facts but 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 those girls' deaths. this was the scenes across the country today, in dallas close to 2,300 people gathered to make their voices heard. one of the largest demonstrations happened in boston. nbc's chris pallone has more. >> in boston, thousands on the march, spreading a message of unity and equality. a response to last week's white nationalists

charlottesville. city leaders feared it would attract hate groups. >> i was thinking we should show up to let the protesters of the so-called free speech rally know that they are in the minority. >> the free speech rally attracted 50 people and lasted less than an hour. >> the media spread the rumor that we are racists but that's ridiculous, we are nonpartisan. >> jonathan cho was in the middle of this. >> two trump supporters are being escorted out, and they thought everything would be fine, but suddenly -- here they go. hey, are you okay? what is your name? >> counterprotesters burned a confederate flag.

>> trump tweeted. boston police arrested 33 people that threw rocks and bottles at them. >> 99.9% of the people here are here for the right reason to fight bigotry and hate. >> new orleans, venice, california, and dallas, where more than 2,000 people called for the city's confederate memorial to be taken down. chris pallone, nbc news. >> today "meet the press" will have a special look at where the country goes from here one week after charlottesville. we will get a live preview from chuck himself in about ten minutes. we are in for a spectacular sunday, but the heat will be coming back. lauryn is tracking how the 90s and muggy weather will filter back in here. the giant new powerball prize making history and how soon you can haveour shot y a

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if you were waking up this morning hoping to be a new millionaire, you are probably out of luck. that could be a good thing. >> turns out there was no jackpot winner in last night's drawing, and that means a bigger prize, $650 million up for grabs, the third largest in the u.s. history. it continues to grow because nobody has maxed all six balls in more than two months. the next drawing set for wednesday. >> if you win, put it in the bank. >> easier said than done, i think, though. >> that's true. 10:10. clouds might make a big impact on your view of the eclipse monday. lauryn is tracking if the showers will hold off for the big event. and then does

okay. it one thing we hate wherever we are, and that's losing our cell phone service. so many of us are accustomed to having it immediately whenever we need it. >> well, one place is upgrading their service, and we put it to the test. can you hear me

lot of conversations now that metro upgraded seltzer srel -- service. >> maybe we are going to have to get a quiet metro car or something like that? >> yes, like the vre. >> on the blue, orange and silver lines the major carriers should all have uninterrupted service through most of the downtown corridor, all the way to stadium rivalry. >> so you can watch me tonight on news4 because i will be on there. >> reporter: her call held, so time for our own test. here's the deal, we wanted to see ourselves if the cell phone coverage improved here in the tunnels. i called our photographer, and

can i answer and talk to myself? hello? hello? actually is working. but cell service being what it is, this may not be 100% all the time. riders in deera trying to call one another. >> it's gone. >> metro won't say specifically which section will get the upgrade next but they expect to have upgraded service in all tunnels by 2020. >> we can just hear each other talk all the time. won't that be great. >> careful what you wish for. be careful. >> i want to see you in these? >> my eyelashes -- i can't see or hear anything. great. >> a lot of people are wondering about these. yo

>> i am getting the inside track on twitter, walmart, a place to call. let's get into it so i can show you what is going on. it's a beautiful morning out there. a great day to be out and about because of the humidity on the low side. it's going to be pouring back in during the overnight. maybe a passing shower on monday. i think it will be after the eclipse if we see anything. 70s across the board. it's so wonderful outside. maybe a good pool day because temperatures are going to top out around 90 degrees today. nothing to worry about in terms of rain. we had a few storms yesterday but are dry with high pressure in charge. the temperature at 90 degrees and the humidity on the low side, so comfortable conditions but the humidity comes back during the overnight. it will be impressive on monday, tuesday and wednesday and thursday, and then by friday of next week we are looking better. for the eclipse, make sur

have the eyewear, and 80% of the earth surface will be covered. it will start right after 1:00, and then by 2:42 we get the 82% of that sun eclipsed by the moon, and then it's out of here at 4:00. make sure you have your protective eyewear and it's all on the facebook page as well. chuck and doug will be in clemson so we will have lots of information for tomorrow. late storms on tuesday, and then we have a chance of scattered showers and storms on wednesday. 10:17. trump will start a new week in washington dealing with the fallout of another staff shake-up. >> that's right. steve bannon is out as chief strategist and back to talk about it will be moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd.

he made a comment that he has his hands on his weapons now. what do you mean by that? >> by weapon he means breitbart. i think he has an icarus complex. i have been stunned by how many exit interviews he has done, and he's a bit of a showman and perhaps the reason why trump and bannon didn't last too long is because they share too many similarities of ambition and things like that. but we will see. does he continue to sort of settle scores or is his ambition to be roger ailes? i think it's both. i think he wants to settle scores but if he focuses too much on settling scores his ambition to be roger ailes will be hurt by that. i will be curious to see and watch. if he wants to b

can use breitbart. >> we saw a shift in the tone with the president how he responded yesterday with the boston protests. as the debate unfolds over whether or not we should confront or ignore these racists groups, are you finding this is going to be a big conversation, something that we have to talk about? >> look, it's big enough that we decided it was necessary. this anti-fascist, it's a movement that is older than folks may realize but they are a advocating confronting these folks with violence, and hitler was only stopped with violence and not anything else. but veterans of the civil rights movement will tell you, no, violence would have been a setback and andrew young, who is also on the show, he was no

there were plenty of folks in the civil rights are not here today and it was their own hate was his argument. if you confront with violence, you give the permission slip to martyr, or to rationalize violence in return. it doesn't seem like it has a good ending if it's violence bea gets violence be gets violence. >> you can see "meet the press" every sunday at 10:30 right here after "news4 today." just about ten minutes from

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>> people are even tapping me in the hallway saying i know you must have a couple of pair hidden away. >> if you are among the thousands of 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 capacity to the existing programs. we have been amazed. >> no worries if you didn't register. there's other options. >> we have over 400 parks and unless there are a lot of trees or other activities going on, we say come on down. >> and then from covered to -- wow, how about that? >> 12:00 to 5:00, so five hours, the eclipse is right in the middle there. it will be a good time up here, clear views. serving

will be great. >> lunchtime break for some folks or get off early. >> maybe an early happy hour. >> a nice way to do it. >> you tonight have to be three stories up to enjoy the solar eclipse, just look for an open space that is not tree-covered, and take it in all safely, of course. back to you. >> a reminder, you can watch special coverage of the eclipse here on nbc. chuck bell and doug will have coverage from the path of totality. we will have more safety tips in our nbc washington app. it's 10:25 on this sunday morning. here's the four things you need to know. comedians a comedians are remembering dick gregory. a mannequ confessed to killg

maryland. williams is now facing murder charges. the little girls were found stabbed to death on friday. people across the country took to the streets yesterday to protest against hate. it comes one week after the violence in charlottesville. one of the biggest demonstrations took place here in boston and that protest was mostly peaceful. >> get ready, wednesday's powerball jackpot up to $650 million. your next chance to win big is wednesday. we will tell you everything we know about these glasses right now because we don't really know where to get them. we had a limited supply here at channel 4, and we are getting outfitted as we get out there to see the whole event tomorrow. look at this. >> i will make mine out of a cereal box and you don't see confident about that. >> i remember doing it back in the day and i don't know. >> i am goingo

aluminum foil and tape and then a nail to make a hole. >> perfect. >> for whpeople that want to kn when it's happening? >> 2:42 is when the sun will be 82% covered, the surface covered by the moon. 2:42. >> you don't want to ever stare directly into it. >> no, not unless you have your glasses. >> thank you for joining us this morning. >> "meet the press"s com iin

charlottesville. president trump makes his both sides are to blame argument. >> but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> equating the white nationalists with the protesters. >> excuse me, what about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, the alt-right, do they have any semblance of guilt? >> did the president lose his moral authority this week by failing to condemn white supremacists, the klan and neo-nazis? i'll ask former republican congressman j.c. watts and the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and one-time mayor of atlanta, andrew young. plus those white supremacists in charlottesville. >> jews will not replace us! jews will not replace us. >> we'll take an inside look at