breaking right now at 11:00, a desperate search for missing american sailors half a world away. a navy ship and a merchant vessel slam into each other off the coast of

wreck. and we are now less than 24 hours away from the peak of our solar eclipse. i'll have a look at the viewer conditions. plus we'll tell you how you can get your hands on some of those glasses at the last minute. ten american sailors unaccounted for tonight after a collision at sea. good evening, i'm kristen wright in for erica gonzalez. the missing crew members were onboard the uss john mccain. it collided with a merchant ship off the coast of singapore. the u.s. military says along with the missing sailors five others were hurt. the destroyer was heading to singapore for a routine port visit. this is the second collision involving a

region in two months. seven sailors died when the uss fitzgerald hit a container ship in june. woodrow wilson was in the white house. the post office had just started shipping by mail, and a half-gallon of milk cost just a quarter. 1918 was the last time a solar eclipse swept from coast to coast. and we have coverage tonight. we begin with weather. how does it look? >> no, we are looking at some decent conditions. i want to get zrstraight to the forecast. check it out. temperatures will be around 88 degrees. still pretty hot as we head throughout the day. now, clouds will be building throughout the day. so you

sunshine. and then you'll see those clouds filling in. so we'll hit that peak at 2:42. so over all we're stillic loo g looking at decent conditions. coming up we'll have a look at the storms for you in our full week forecast. 1 of the prime viewing spots for the eclipse is the air and space at the national mall. our darcy spencer is live outside the museum tonight where the excitement is mounting. >> reporter: and if you take a look here, this looks like a little capsule, perhaps

but it's actually a little observatory. it's going to be capturing the eclipse for everyone to see. the national air and space museum will be one of the hot spots to view the eclipse. they've got a public observatory, and they'll be handing out solar protection glasses so you can watch safely. >> don't kbat corners here, because they can really damage your eyes if they don't have the right coatings. >> reporter: this bovatory will capture the eclipse. it'll be open to the public, and you can watch on viewing screens as well. the tire country just like this one, will experience a great solar eclipse. and people ipthat band of territory will experience a magnificent experience. >> reporter: she says kids will also be able to create pinhole art. the idea, allow sunlight to pass

even a colander and see the moon cross the sun. >> each one of those will be crescent shaped. so as it progresses, you can watch the view of the eclipse change. zplr so >> reporter: some visitors plan to return for the event. >> i plan to come out here and watch it at the mall. >> we're going to go out to the mall. i have no glasses yet. >> reporter: if you're like that guy and you don't have glasses yet, youer don't need to panic. there is still time. we're told they'll have several thousand pairs. so hopefully there'll be enough for everyone to go around. let the count down begin to the solar eclipse. >> it's going to be fun, put those are going to go quick. thanks, darcy. people are

view of the eclipse. so this right here is the charleston airport. we didn't see doug in this video, but we have been talking to him. so we know he's down there, and he's ready to go. you'll hear doug yourself in about ten minutes from now. and for all the answers to your eclipse questions including how you can score those hard to find glasses, open our nbc washington app and search eclipse. a few hours ago president trump landed at joint base andrews and headed back to had white house. the president is getting ready for a major prime time address to the nation. the president will discuss his plan for afghanistan in his speech tomorrow night. his administration is considering sending more troops to afghanistan. trump will also talk about his plans for south asia. the president will out line this

plan at fort meyer in arlington. well, people are paying their respects for comedian jerry lewis today who died at the age of 81. it's what lewis did outside of hollywood he may be remembered best for. >> reporter: in his day there was no bigger hit than jerry lewis. a true entertainer. the slapstick star of stage and television. lewis first found fame at 20 when he teamed up with singer dean martin. martin and lewis enjoyed a smashing ten-year run making hit movies in between engagements at nightclubs, television and radio. but it was after the act broke up that jerry lewis became a

hollywood force. >> i get paid for doing what children get punished for. >> reporter: in 1959 he signed the largest contract in film history with paramont studios. including his masterpiece "the nutty professor." while many americans consider his work low brow, his work was inducted into the french honor. perhaps his greatest achievement was the annual telethon which bore his name. by the time he stepped down in 2010, the event had raised hundreds of millions of dollars to benefit the muscular dystrophy association. nbc news. >> well, lewis wasn't the only

dick gregory inspired millions around the country including those around the district who knew and worked with him. gregory died yesterday at a hospital at the the age of 84. the mural bearing his likeness, ben's chili bowl brought people together. >> i encountered him in many peace demonstrations. and he taught me to live my life as a principled comedian. >> gregory tried twice unsuccessfully at political office. well, tonight we are learning about the last precious moments a 6-year-old girl spent with her father before her life was cut short. her stepmother shared this adorable pictures with our darcy spencer. the

took her out shopping the day before, of course not knowing it would be the last time he would see his little girl. the girls were found in a bed. police say his 25-year-old brother here, antonio williams, confessed to killing them. police say they don't know the motive. to help the family as they try to cope with this tragedy, open the nbc washington app and search help for family. new details on a metrobus crash. several passengers ended up in the hospital. we're told they're going to be fine. the driver was going over one of those steel construction plates in china town when one of those plates suddenly gave way. >> a painful weekend for law enforcement across the country. how one community is honoring two officers killed in the line of duty.

while a maryland congressman and presidential capped dt says a lee statue in the state must come down. clemson welcomes you to death valley, and of course they're welcoming us. we can't wait. we've got a lot more to talk about. we have a new candidate for dancing with the stars. coming up on "sports final," phil tailor, the pride of george county explains his return to the nfl and his big boy dance. how jordan reed's return can spark a sputtering redskins offense. all that and more on "sports final" right after the news right here nbc 4. seone

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we're working now on getting more information on the breaking news we told you about at the top of the newscast. ten sailors missing and several others injured after a u.s. navy ship collided with another vessel near singapore. american forces and cruise near singapore are responding to the scene there. about ten minutes ago president trump tweeted that his thoughts and prayers with the sailors. remembering two fallen police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. the community and fellow officers held vigil tonight in kissimmee florida. they were working in a known drug neighborhood friday. they were shot and what police say is looking more and

officer baxter was a three-year vet veteran of the department. he died that night. and his partner died yesterday. >> we need this. we need the support. and more importantly to me is that the men and women standing amongst you in law enforcement need it as well. >> police have arrested and charged a man with killing the officers. as the nation struggles over the symbolism and place. of confederate statues, one local lawmaker is joining the debate. john delaney says the robert e. lee statue should be removed from antietam field. the battlefield's super intendant says there are no plans to remove it. delaney has announce'

>> it's not every day you have a party because of road construction. this neighborhood celebrating the end of the stage. there's a new staircase you might have seen, crosswalk that goes to the national zoo. and a flashing seen to help pedestrians. well, moving to a new building can be a pain, right? but try moving the building itself, the whole thing. you're looking at it right here. trucks moved what used to be a paint and hardware store. developers wanted to move it to free up space. the building is so big, though, it had to be split for the move. well, it's not put back together and sitting at its new home on middleton lane. >> right now a scramble for those of you looking for those special eclipse sunglse

of the big day. this is in kansas, missouri. people lined up outside after the owner got 10,000 pairs of the glasses, and word spread quickly. if you don't have those glasses, our chief meteorologist is there. >> reporter: we made it to clec clemson. they're expecting people all over kansas. as a matter of fact, they're going to be giving out 50,000 pairs of those glasses. you quo those ones that are so hard to find, they'll have them right here. and that board will have the count down. and we will be here live throughout much of the day tomorrow. i've got some live interviews for you.

during midday and during our special. i cannot wait. this view right here, put the glasses on, see the total eclipse of the sun. and right now the weather is looking pretty good. >> very exciting. our national eclipse coverage will include nbc correspondents from around the country. here at home we'll kick things off on news 4 today beginning at 4:00 a.m. from 1:00 to 3:00, that coverage will include doug and chuck. and an remembery of reporters across our region. so do not miss it. i am getting really excited. i don't know about you. >> i was saying this energy is really helpful and very excited. and with all that coverage, you can't miss it. >> no, absolutely not. got to tune in for the special. >> absolutely. it's goio

the total path of totalitiy here, but we should be 82%. take a look at that white line there is 100%. see where i highlighted clemson, that's where our chief meteorologist is. and we fall on the 80% line. so we won't get a complete show. in fact, i want you to make sure you have those proper glasses ready. the most exciting time to view will be between 2:20 p.m. and 3:00. we reach our zenith at 2:42. we'll start to see a chance for some isolated shower storm activity later on in the evening. 90s do make a come back for

monday. 77 degrees in the district right now. 73 down towards manassas. and as we head throughout the night, mostf us staying around the 730 degree mark. some of us dropping to the upper 60s. let's talk about tomorrow as far as rain chances go. so i pushed the future weather to about 3:00 p.m. this is around the time we'll be reaching that peek for the solar eclipse. notice how we've got a lot of cloud cover mg. it's a little later after that. so it'll really be impacting that evening commuter. if you're going to be heading home around 6, 8:00, you might be getting a few isolated showers. here's a look at that commute. we are going to be seeing temperatures of mid to upper 80s. temperatures in the 70s. because by midday we're talking

by evening we've got that rain chance in there, and it's also going to be very hot. again, temperatures in the low 90s. around 2:42 the time of that solar eclipse. we're looking partly sunny, so still getting a decent show. and as we head through the middle of the week, we'll have a bigger chance of rain, strong storms on wednesday afternoon. >> so it's great. the showers aren't going to impact us during -- >> in the d.c. metro area, right now we're looking pretty good. well, still ahead the redskins welcoming back one of the league's most dynamic

we're talking about the nationals. what's going on? >> it is still baseball season. i know we're talking so much redskins. but the nationals are actually

despite having the most players on the disabled list in all of majored legal baseball. today's match up emded a four game match up in the series. and the nats left-hander gave his team the outing they needed. top of the fifth, tied at one. man on for daniel murphy already with an rbi. and murphy wants more. rips this one to right. alhan row wheels around. safe. second rbi of the day for daniel murphy. gonzalez on the mound, and he gets torres swinging here. their bull pen was light today.

his 11th save. the nationals win 4-1 and take three out of the four in san diego. to baltimore, orioles wrapping up their series against the angels. skip ahead to had sixth. now with a run, two on, two out, his lifts this one to right center. this ball bouncing off the ground and right over the wall. jonathan scores and adam gejone following. but he has to go back. angels hold onto beat the orioles 5-4. great news for the redskins.

this week. welcome news for the redskins. reed has been one of the most dynamic players in the league when healthy but has yet to play a full nfl season. to the court now, mystics on the road. passing it back for the layup. second half, though doing work behind the yard. she finishes 18 points in the game. mystics win 87-82 and clinch a playoffer with this "w." >> and coming up in just a few minutes a very big guest. talking about his return to the league. you see that signature celebration dance. all that

"sports final." so you got to make sure to stick around. you never know when after a nice hardy meal you might need to also break out -- >> he seems pretty funny. >> yeah, he's a cool guy. >> all right, we'll beight back r.

well, this week the u.s. botanical garden is giving you extra time to take in the flowers. but you might want to hold your noise. the flowers can bloom at any moment, which is why the garden will extend it until 10:00 p.m. when the next flowers boom. so we've got to talk about weather for tomorrow because the eclipse is happening, and we all want to see it. it's going to be really fun. >> i know. it's going to be super excit

this one. we aren't going to see perfection. but it's not going to look bad. i put in with mother nature. i was like you just hold off the showers and the storms. so i think around 3:00, 4 dln, we'll see some isolated showers. over all we're looking at partly cloudy skies. >> thank you for being wit ush

welcome into "sports final." as august comes to a close that means we're closer to football, yes. but playoff baseball with the season winding down, the nationals have the lowest list with 12 guys. dusty baker is now the active manager in mlb. helping dusty get there gonzalez on the mound. another gem. in the fourth striking out three