you immediately know who that ice is. >> oh, yeah. >> there's no mistaking that voice, and while the world feels a little less soulful today, we have aisha franke lynn's music to soothe us. >> her publicist confirming franklin was surrounde family when she passed away this, mo. through the sadness we now get a chance to b lookk on her extraordinary life through her music. >> nbc's mark barger kicks off sour coverage we honor aretha franklin, the undisputed queen of soul. soul. queen of ♪ you make me feel >> reporter: a disc jockey bestowed that nickname on her, aretha franklin, and it stuck through a musical reign that has few rival >> reporter: in a career spanning more than 50 years, franklin recorded 40 albums and put 45 songs on the top 40 charts, more than any other female artist ever.

one song became her signature. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t, find out what it means to me ♪ >> reporter: thaas not only franklin's first number one hit but theng recorndustry association of america named it one of the top five songs of the 20thcentury. it's incredible. iea on, mut of music, please, i could have fallen over on the fall. you could have pushed me over with a feather. >> reporter: franklin was born in memphis in 1942 but her musical journey began in detroit singing gospel in her father baptist church. >> i had no real formal maaining. my f training was my ear. ♪ i'm in love >> reporter: franklin roared her first gospel album at the age of 14, but early motherhood interrupted her career until the '60s, a switc to rhythm and onsterand "respect's" success in 1967 ignited franklin's career. a string of top ten hits including "natural woman" and "chain of fools" kept that career soaring through the '70s.

♪ >> reporter: yet another classic earn franklin a memorable turn alongside john belushi in the 1980 comedy "the blues brothers." ♪ freedom >> reporter: the rock 'n' roll hall of fame made franklints first female inductee in 1987 punctuusing heral impact. >> the united states honors aretha franklin. >> reporter: the presidential medal of freedom followe in 2005, and four years later -- ♪ >> reporter: -- franklin wearing her muc talked about hat was featured singer at president barack obama's inauguration. aretha franklin had a her own, and so many career milestones, including 18 grammys,he had trouble singling one out. >> everything. remember everything. everything. >> reporter: the queen of soul's regal musical legacy will take care of that. ♪ you make me feel >> reporter: mark barger,bc news.

♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> aretha franklin was no stranger to d.c. >> meagan fitzgerald continues our local coverage with one. choir directors franklin often visited when she w r in town. orter: you knew who she was the moment you hrd her song. ♪-t r-e-s-p-e >> reporter: because there was something special about aretha franklin. >> it was the color in the voice. it was the way she knew how toi ovise with the voice. it was the wailing on the high note that s did. >> reporter: joyce garrett was the choir director at eastern high schooln d.c. for nearly 30 years. her sdents have played with and for several dig tis and aretha franklin was different. >> the first time i met aretha franklin was at a christmas in washington performance. >> reporter: tas in the early '90s.

ever since then wannever klin came to town, she would fll garrett asking her choir to join her on>> stage. he was -- you would say, oh, um um, and then, no, while i was talking, i wou be like this is aretha franklin. >> reporter: it was unimaginable, but garrett's grous of kid was aretha franklin's choir of choice. it's an honor that means even more today because just after 10:00 this morning garrett saw the news. >> my h.rt stopp even knowing that she was as sick as she was. >> reporter: the queen of soul is gone, b her music and her legacy will always live on. >> there will never be another aretha. she' going to go down in the history books. >> reporter: meagan fitzgewsld, 4. >> boy, and there will never be other one like her. >> ever. >> social media has been completely lit up w h tributes to ainretha franklin.

len len lenny i lenny kravitz said she has left her throne here in america. president obama says she defined the american experience and diana ross say she is sitting in prayer for the wonderful golden spirit, areth franklin. for more on aretha franklin's life and legacy open up our nbc washington app. we put together a photo gallery with iconic images from her life and more celebrity tributes, and you can also watch that memorable performance when she sang "my country 'tis of though" at president obama's 2009 inauguration. >> rtorter: scott macfarlane the live desk. a statement in from the vatican about this week's scathing grand jury report about sexual abuse and cover-ups within the catholic church ina pennsylvani. spokesperson for pope francis just put out the statement saying the abuses described in the report are, quote, rorlare

morally reprehensible and the statement says pope francis is on the side of the victims, and he wants l toten to them. there is no reference in this statement to archbishop and cardinal donald wuerl of the archdiocese of washington, d.c. the grand jury report this week detailed hundreds of acts of sexual abuse ove several decades and alleged cover-ups by church leaders. it's also critical of thee statf limitations that make charges in these cases impossible. pat and leon, back to you. >>yohank scott. right now a northern virginia father is bend bars after throwing his toddler son into a creek as he was fleeing police. that's just part of this wild crime story that played out ins sturg on monday. bureau chief julie carey spoke to witnesses who witnessed the drama. >> reporter: these cell phone photos show where it all came to an end when officers and canine

units found their suspect hiding in the attic insulation at friend's house. it all started hours earlier when a patroler off saw kyle sunday driving down one of the ldin streets with his 2-year son in his lap. she tried to pull him over. instead of pulling over, sunday took off on foot carrying his son, and when he got t this creek, he tossedhe little boy down the embankment and into the water. luckily an officer w close behind. >> he discontinue pursuing mr. sunday and then pulled the child from the water. >> reporter: to make matters more confusing, not long after that in an apparenem att to cover for sunday his girlfriend called police to say her car had been serlen with child inepde. police k their focus on finding sunday and eventually learned he had fled to this house. they went into the attic, sending up a warren county sheriff's office canine that happened to live across the sunday was arrested. by that time, his girlfriend and the toddler were t on scene.

she, too, was taken into custody for making a false police report. the little boy who suffered only scratches was turned over to social services. >> it was heartbreaking. i mean, i literally stood out here with tears in my eyes to see it happen. i mean, it makes you wonder what's going through people's heads, what's going on in their lives take them do things like that. >> reporter: julie carey, news 4. more top stories now. new a accusatioinst the former usa gymnastic team doctor larry nassar. >> s a publitement about the medical procedures performed by naar. he's serving time on child pornography and sexual assault convictions. nassar first assaulted one victim when show was 13 and didn't realize what was being done to her was not legitimate. seven of the eight gymnasts on the last two olympic teams have now come forward. the husband of a missing colorado woman has been arested

for allegedly killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters. i three family members were reported missing wednesday and chris watts was taken into cut late last night. he was in court this afternoon. wel have details later this hour about deils of possible confession in this case w re now into hour seven of jury deliberations in the fraud trial of forme trump campaign manager paul manafort. prosecutors say manafort hidio mill of dollars in foreign income from the irs and lied on loan applications to maintain his cash flow. defense lawyers say the government failed to prove that. president trump once again strong armed by his former apprentice today whoust released another secret recording, and in this one the president's daughter-in-law laura trump is talking to manigault newman about a possible job with the trump re-election campaign and all of this coming a few days after omarosa was fired from the a whe hous a day after a "new

york times" article suggested that she had a story to tell. the new tape comes as president trump hoped to change the subject from two big headlines coming out this week, omarosa's ir and his war on former cia nsrector john brennan. blayne alexander js now to break it all down. hey, blayne. >> reporter: leon, right now those two, omarosa manigault newman and john brennan are two of president trump's loude itics and they are renewing their promises that they will not be silenced. >> i want to begin -- >> reporter: president trump coioecting his dec to revoke the security clearance of foirer ciator and outspoken critic john brennan to the russia investigation. the president ignoring questions today but telling "the wall street journal" i think it's some ding that had to bee and that he holds brennan among those responsible for the, quote, russia witch-hunt. that in contrast t tos explanation given yesterday. >> mr. brennan has a history

that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. >> reporter: brennan punching back writing in the "new york times" the president has become more desperate to protect himself. >> there are 13 reasons why you can revoke a clearance, and the president has cited none of them in his action on joh brennan. >> reporter: none of this drowning out another critical voice, former white house aide omarosa manigault newman claiming thet' presid daughter-in-law laura trump offered her $15,000 a month to work forru the campaign after she was fired from the white house. >> does that sound like a fair deal for you? >> laura trump responding in a statement saying she feels personally betrayed by there rding. manigault newman calling the job offer hush money. >> i saw this as an attempt to buy my silence, to censorr:me. >> repor growing war of words between the white house and two of its most outspoken critics. guys, you can bet that's not the last that we've heard from okay

rows, a. today during that interview on msnbc craig melvi asked her if she has more tapes to possibly release and she says, yes, there are more tas, andhe will do whatever she has to do to protect herself. pa and leon. >> blayne alexander. >> thanks, blayne. well, she's been blowing us all away with her powerful voice for more than half a centu now. >> and ahead, more tributes to the queen of w soul. plusll talk about the impact that aretha franklin had an so many people, including a man in d.c. who called her a friend. also, ming sure your pet gets the best healthcare. susan hogan is working for you with what you need tow kno before you pick a vet and how to see where yours ranked in a new local ratings list. tracking some showers and thunderstorms to our west. hot and humidditions as well. we'll talk about the next chance fo

your dinner plans for tonight are safe from the but not so much from the heat. three minutes from now doug mmerer is back with more on the heat and humidity and when we can expect more showers. here's a interhad g -- a hint. get all your errands done early tomorrow t

>> more abo clear the shelters event on saturday, and if you're adoptin make sure that your new furry familymb gets great healthcare. there's several p ce differences for local veterinarians. susan hogan is here to help you make a smart choice. >> reporter: pickingight vet for the right price, that can be pretty tricky, so recently washington consumer's checkbook compared 230 local vets based on their services, price and quality. the results are nothing to bk at. >> you rea to go? >> this is merle. >> reporter: lake forest animal spital in gaithersburg got checkbook's top rating for both quality and price,ut notll vets received high marks. checkboo asked consume to rate their vets on a number of factors, including competence, wait times and price, and what you pay at a vet isn't necessarily a reflection of the quality of care your pet will

actually receive. al pricend substan differences for services. for example, the cost of spaying a dog ranged from $235 to $1,200. >> some vet owners they report to us that they fel pressured into paying for really expensive services by the vet, you know. kind of guilted into it really, and so notno only do yo want that, but you want a vet that's reasonable in terms of trying to keep costs down and also charges fair prices. are several the other factors to consider when choosing a vet. collegeness hospita-- cleanline hospital accreditation and communication. to see how you veterinarian rates go to our nbc washington app and search vet ratings. back to you. >> veterinarians and local shelters have made sy e pets are re go to their forever homes saturday. that's the nbc 4 clear the sheltersesvent. animales across the area

are offering discounts or even waiving their fees for adoptions on saturday. find much more information about the whole thing on the nbc washington app. >> the federal government is warning all veterinarians this afternoon and pet owners are using their animals to get access to opioids. in some cases vet say pet owners areel diberately injuring their animals just to get the drugs. the fda has developed a resource guide for vets on responsib opioid prescribing. a veterinary association says it's monitoring the issue and is also providing support for its members. burns and elosions have prompted a recall of more than 200,000 hair dryers. more than a dozen people have en burned or shocked by a lure or a lure pro ceramicou dryers. ifought one of these blow dryers in the past four years. you can get a free replacement. we have everythi you need to know about this and what to do to get a replacement right now on the nbc whington app.

>> you know who needed a hair dryer yesterday? >> after this. >> this guy. go, doug. >> who says you can't teach an old dog a new trick. doug did his forect in the backyard in manassas, and we have it in super slow mo. perfectly executed. i'm told he had to get wet at a idme poin as you can see he d it. he did it in style. did it in style. >> yeah. had to, you know. i'm going to give it to you. >> i appreciate that. i appreciate that. people were asking - the:00 producer is like why didn't you do that in the 5:00 show. i would have been wet for two hours. that would not have been fun even though that water felt great yesterday. >> i bet it did. >> perfect day to be in a pool. ct perday. >> good today. >> good today and great tomorrow, too. gmorrow we're track showers and storms but i still think another pool day out there on

friday. this weekend pool, maybe not so great. out there right now we're dealing with sunshine and a few clou. rather hazy conditions. it's definitely on the hot and humid side today. a curnt temperature of 90 degrees. a heat index in the mid-90s today and winds out of the south at 13 miles per hour helping to aid in that heat and humidity. currenre tempera around the region. 91 culpepper and 91 towards the baltimore area, and then 90 down towards fredericksburg. as we look towards the rest of the evening here looking really good. no rain to talk about. guys, we can change that camera a little bit. looked like a giant again if you don't mind. i like my hd. it's, youknow, my hair looks good today. i would like people to see it. >> they are trying to tell me something i think is what's going on. nothing on the radar we are dry. that's good news and down to the south we are looking at a chance of a storm down towards parts of shenando county, rockingham county and these are all moving out. not much here, but take aba loo to the west. we are tracking a line of storms back to the wesl that w try to move our way.

tonight won't have an impact. could we see an isolated shower or storm this evening? sure. but it's really tomorrow that this whole system moves across our area and that's why we think there's a prettyood chance o showers and storms. 8:00 a.m. no problems and notice more cloud cover tomorrow. we'll see more clouds and still some sunshine, too. that helps temperatures get into the 90s. 6:00 in the afternoon is when we expect the bes chance of storms and around 5, 6:00, 7:00 and notice they are scattered. few and far between. tomorrow won't be a washout. not too worried aboutevere weather though any of the storms that develop could be on the stronger side ofhings. turday a different story. lots of clouds and showers early in the morning and shower activity and thunderstorm activity late in the day. rms ch better chance of s on saturday. sunday another issue that we're going to be tracking for you very, very closely. so if you haveekend plans stay tuned to this forecast. 94 degrees and hot and humid.m st chances late. we do think most of tomorrow will be dry. pool, no problem until about the 4:00, 5:00 hour until the storms could move in.

high of87 on saturday and a good chance of storms. 84 on c sunday. mouds early. there is a chance of a shower or thundersto today but not a washout of a day. 84 on monday and then next week a couple of chances tuesday and westerns and then we'll track late next week. right now we've got if in there as nice. some of the latest computer more showers us and clouds. i'm going for the more optimistic forecast. pool, need ton the be a little more optimistic. >> earned your paycheck doug. ht>> all r >> we'll see you, man. >> still ahead at 4:00. >> history on the harbor. >> from the kitchen to a new store in natiol harbor. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4 the story of brooky girl. also, it's a nightmare scenario f aot of people. doctors find a contact lens stuck in a woman's eye. >> stick around and hear and see the rest of that story. the rest of that story. it does g et

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bureau chief tracee wilkins shows how the navy vet rap has gone from creating productchin her k to selling them in her own store. >> you okay? good. >> reporter: when you enter the doors of brooky girlat innal harbor prepared to be wowed by popsicles and mac reasons and cupcakes with withhipped ici all made with soap. >> i was making something the other day and i thought for a second it looks so delicious to eat. >> reporter: the woman behind the sp masterpieces says that's not all. >> scrubs, body butter, ndles, soaps, i make it all. >> reporter: her daughter was the inspiration. >> after my daughter started to get older she started to usey things off m dresser more and more and i bec we concernedith the chemicals and ingredients and things on my dresser. >> reporter: so she started ter make own natural and body bath line in her kitchen. soon she was selling it a special events and eventually national harbor's rkfarmer's . >> we came down here with our tent and the neighborhood welcom us and the community welcomed us. >> we know they did a great job

and had areat customer satisfaction and people enjoyed it, and we had an opening recently, that was the first person we called, brooky. >> reporter: that's the second career for this printy county mom who is a vet where she met her husband. >> we do things the way we do them here, dedication, integrity, commitment. >> reporter: brooky girl is named for heraughter brooklyn, now a teenager starting high school this year and is soaking up all her mom's lessons. >> knowing my mother, she puts her mind to something and she will do it and do it to her best ability and she did. i mean, look at us. wilkins, er: tracee news 4. >> that's impressive. >> what a wonderful story. >> i wish i could do that. >> folks, if you want to support her brooky girl sells their products online as y well. >> te starting a nonprofit to empower women. find more information aut the store and its vision on the nbc washington website. search brooky girl.

>> stuff lked good enouo eat, didn't it? >> whipped it up in her kitchen. >> tay to go. >> queen of soul has been quiet about her illness for many years. >> to many aretha franklin'snt re decline came as a being shot. coming up next, we're going to talk with someone who was very closeo her andind out what he wants the world to know about his friend. >> then, getting to the bottom of the mystery on the water. did ahark bite a man while he waspaddleboarding on local rivea r?

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♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ to r-e-s-p-e-c-t eans >> there's not a person in this country, maybe not in this world, who does not know that line, that song, "respect." cry came known as a battle for freedom when it topped the charts back in the '660s. >> along with heral mus legacy, aretha franklin is being remembered today in her work for the fight for civil rights. >> reporter: political leader and activists called her a friend and a mentor and an inspiration, including the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. now the online tributes continued today. they are coming in here by the thousands. president and michelle obama sharing this picture of aretha performing at the white house

tweeting out that she made time and still, they said, and she will forever be the queen of soul. hi sary clinton saying tweeted this, aretha shared her spirit and talent with the world esandves not only our respect but our lasting gratitud and this from sir paul mccartney who says that the memory of her greatness as a musician and a fi human being will live with us forever. >> and as the tributes contin,e to pour we're joined now by sidney miller, the ceo of black radio exclusive magazine. you knew aretha for deca ps, and yo her on the cover of your magazine several times. >> yes. >> what would you want us and the world to know about aretha? >> that i really, really feel that she is the greatest singer ever. aretha was very competitive. every time somebody came out with a song that she thought migh be close to it, she says,

yeah, she's pretty good, but. >> but. >> but the person who introduced me to her was a friend of mine larry mckinley who was in radio in new 30 years orleans, and i went tole new s as his guest for the new orleans jazz festival, and aretha was there. he says, come on, let's go backage and so aretha. so we go backstage, and when she und out who i was, she says oh, you the guy that gets my he 411, right, magazine, and so from that day i followed her to mobile, alabama and then to pensacola, florida, my hometown where my mother prepared d,ner for th and then we went on to atlanta. my purpose was that i wanted to get her to fly s again that she

wouldn't have to ride that bus. and last year july we with were supposed to take our first plane ride and then we were going to -- i was going to plan a european tour. >> as i understandne it, you or you know her caretaker quite well, and you knew that she was not well. we didn't know that she was this sick really until this week. >> well, the young lady who has taken care of her, beverly bradley, for the past four months, she has spent 21 hoursha day w aretha taking care and >>king sure show has what she wants. hat did she tell you though about her last days? what did she tell y w aboutt she was going through and what .t was like for h >> well, i didn't think there

was a last day because this has been going on for seven months so every time somebody tells me she's done, i just say oh, yeah, and then i would pick up t a phone i would call beverly. i says, beverly, and she says, e no, isn't going anywhere, sydney. she's still here. rivate.was very she didn't want anyone want to -- >> no, no, no. she wouldn't en see me for the past seven month, you know. >> so many of the wor of her -- so much of her music is going through our heads today, and many of us know most of the words by heart. did you have a favorite song? >> "think." >> "think?" >> not what you're trying to do to me. >> and the story behind it. >> and the story behind it. >> sidney miller. >> thanks for sharing with us today. >> thanks, my brother. >> take care. >> god bless you. and you can find much more about aretha franklin and her

legacy in our nbc washington app. we'vo created a gallery of her life in photos. take a look at . th t .at sidney, you may be aware of o diedthe king of rock a on this day, elvis presley passed away on august 16th back in 1977. and each year on this date crowds gather at his memphis home graceland. over a billionlvis presley records have been sold worldwide and now aretha is joining him. still ahead, a ther's confession. a colorado man charged with the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters just a day after he went on tv pleading f help to find them. then and eye popping discovery. what doctors found hidden under one woman's eyelids, and you won't believe how long it had been there. and as we look to tomorrow and the weekend, we do have scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, but it's not looking like a t. wash

coming up in about ten minutes, doug and i will have more on the timing andsempacts on t weekend plans inor ourast.

>> all right. f redskitball back at fedex field. >> oh, yeah, the burgundyldnd hosting the new york jets for the preseason home opener. >> sherree burruss joins us now live from the field. >> okay. like you never even left, right? like being on a bike. you're right back at it. >> we are right back at it. i can't believe it's here already. i feel like we just blinked, and it is ftball time. it has been seven and a half months, if you can believe it, since the redskins havlayed a game here at fedex field. that was the christmas eve game. was certainly a much different scene. i can tell you it's oery hot here. and we're just soaking it all

in. it feels so good to say that there is football back at fedex field. you see some othe cheerleaders getting ready for the game behind me. the seats empty, certainly going to be filled and we're looking forward what the redskins will doing here tonight against the jazz. is quarterback alex smith who says this team has put in good work the last three weeks. >> every single day the level of intensity has been up there t where it neeo be. the attention to itdetail. 's been consistent, and i think that's really hard. you know. dog days of weather with it going on down here. i think this group every single day has brought energy and that attention level so it's been gr dt. >> so w see an impressive first half from the redskins against the new england patriots in the first preseason game so looking to see a full 6er tonight against the jets. guys, back to you. >> all right. >> exactly w right. t to see a good 60. not just 15, not just 30, but 60. thanks, sherree. >> 28 years is a long time to a keepthing, especially a

contact lens. okay. i'm going to warn you, if you're squeamish you might want to turn away unt this story is over. here we go. doctors were removing a crist out of a woman's eye lid when it ruptured and it revealed there was a contact lens inside. you see that there? >> we see it. >> given the type of len there, they estimate that thing had been hiding inside heryelid r 28 years. the woman says she believes it was knocked out of place when she w hit out of place with a shuttlecock playing badminton as a teenager. >> >> doctors say the lens didn't do any long-term damage. can you believe that? t. can't believe t >> that's insane. >> after all that time. >> that's insane, 28 years. >> amazing she can still feel. >> how did she not feel that for 28 years? we've both worn contact lenses, and we know if there's somethingn there, you feel it.

>> but she's going to be okay. >> going to be okay. coming up, a man's daily paddleboard excursion on a local river turns bloody. >> i felt something hit my leg wnd didn't even know it was a bite. little splash. i walked out of the water and saw the blood running down my leg. >> not too much to worry about rain-wise today. but tomorrow that could be a differen story. what to expect during the late commute home and why you may want to re

did a shark bite a man in a creek near annapolis? that's what biologists in maryland are trying to figure out. >> yesterday evening a man was paddleboardi off the road river in edgewater. he was bitten, and he tells news 4's mark segraves that he thinks

he was bitten by a shark. >> reporter: chris bowen is no stranger to these waters in edgewater, maryland, not far from the chesapeak bbay. >> the is actually right in front of us, so if you go out here and make a left g its into the road river and straight out to the bay. >> reporter: yesterday evening just about dinnertime or feeding time for some bowen took his paddleboard out like he's been doing for years. >> i washell way down that way and coming back in, and -- and jumped a off that's when it happened. >> reporter: what happened left this bite mark on bowen's leg. bowen actually didn't see the culprit but he thinks he was a shark. >> all i saw after he grabbed my leg. saw something flipping around. didn't know what it was at the time and when i walked o i saw the teeth marks. >> reporter: bowen called the maryland department of natur resources who sent this picture to a biologist to see just what tried to take ahunk out of this ddleborder's leg, but the

biogists say the picture is inclusive, but janine long has seen enough to keep her dogs out of the water for a while. t >> it's almunbelievable, but the bite sure does say possibly a shark. i wouldn' have believed it if somebody saw a shark down here ever. this is our sanctuary. >> while thee guys won't getting back in the water -- >> i think i'll come back out tonight. >> you are? >> i'll be out here tonight. >> this won't dissuade you at all? >> no, what's the chances it will happen twice. >> reporter: mark segraves, news 4. >> a spokespersoor natural resources tells us most modyn shark sightings happen near st. mary's county. >> lightning does strike twice. you can get bitteagain. >> if it happened once, it can happen again. >> who would want to te a chance. >> her performance was one of the most memorable moments of

president obama's inauguration back in 2009. >> though it was most likely her mostamous it wasn't aretha franklin's only time here in d.c. jim and wendy now with more onr ies to our community. >> reporter: big time. >> a lot. al star ter: internati with a real connection here in our area, and mark segraves got a c to talk with her about the time when she visited a few years . o. >> so co >> lucky man. we'll hear from him tonight at 5:00. mark will share what it was like to sit down with the icon, e an lains why this interview was one of the most memorable ones he's ever done. >> we also have a story of a singlehe m military vet gifted with what she thought her dream home, but it's turned into a nightmare. >> she says between the brown water and the sking foundation, this home is a mess. our david culver works to get answers as to why it' happening and who should be helping out here. >> we're going to see you soon with thotories and a lot more on this thursday. >> a mess, huh?

>> it is. >> thanks, guys. >> turning now to the weather. tell us what it's going to be like tonight and what we're looking at as we head to the weekend. >> tonight is looking good, hot and on the humid side. maybe an isolated showeer in th we zones. tomorrow though the heat and humidity come back though every time i say that to pat it's like you love this stuff. >> i do. i love tw'ltr hewish. 94at for ahe high tomorrow and index around 100. some locations there right now. current temperatureting at 90 degrees. at the airport, temperatures and ing through the 80s down to 80 degrees by 8:00. dry tonight for most of us. can't rule out shower to the west, but it's something we'll be tracking. take a look at the heat index. currently 98 in leesburg and 100 in quantity quo and 95 in annapolis. tomorrow we'll add five degrees to each of these numbers. maybe over 100, 102, 103 in annapolis and sne deal quantico and towards the leesburg area. right now o nothing to

immediate area and we're tracking showers and storms to e rest and heads up because you may see a couple of swers down there. temperatures next couple of days. 75 degrees a 7:00 a.m. looking good, a nice start and a humid day tomorrow. dry at noon, and not a bad day for lun outdoors but hot. 89 and heat index already 93, 94, up tig a of 94 and the best chance of storms tomorrow coming during t evening hours and most likely 5:00 to about 8: that's something that we're tracking, too, thinking some could be strong. they will be scattered. we're only going a ha40%e of storms tomorrow. >> exactly. hit or miss activity moving through the evening hours as doug was showing on the planner if you have plans during the afternoon you're probably fine, but if you have dinner plans outdoors, you might be dealing with a shower or thunderstorm. this is really going to be the case as we head on into the weekend. you can see your rainndts saturdayunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast

aturday and sunda doug and i have been saying this a lot lately. not a washout. looking at plenty of dry time over the weekend. it's coined of a tricky forecast so stay stupid. we'll continue t refine it as we get new information in. monday is looking dry, and then there's a chance for more late day showers an thunderstorms back on tuesday. t's talk about the all-important weekend. 87 and a littleda cooler on s with a high of 84. scattered thunderstorms late in the day on saturday morning in the midday hours looking dry. there's can a chance for showers and a few rumblesf thunder and a chance, unfortunately, coined of at any point and a chance late in the day, but, again, it's not going to be a washout. the weekend, activiti you want the backup plan and for the outdoor partiesater in the day, yard work, get that done eady saturday and, doug, h off on the car wash because there hose more thunderstorm chances in the forecast tuesday and wednesday. >> have you seen my car lately? let' take a look to show you what we're dealing with out

there. the heat index around 100. thunderstormnc a better c on saturday. a strong storm or two, that chance really weakens on sunday. not much in theay of strong storms and shift joseust shower likely. xt week looking ce, but we'll watch the time frame very closely. a littleffystem lurking the coast. >> all righty. >> thanks, doug. coming up next, a father's confession. >> a man goes from begging the public for help in finding his owife and children allegedly admitting to their murder. and we've got two more hours of tributesue to the of soul. but, first, today newspapers across the country are publishing editorials in support of freedom of the press. >> here's a look at up of our local outlets "inside nova." today we join a ariety of publication who are standing together in the common defense

of the journalism profession and theritical role in plays in government for and by the people. news 4 will be right back.

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aregnant mother found dead in denver and police are searching for t her young daughters missing for days. more now on how their father went from pleading to help to allegedly confessing to killing all of them. >> this doesn't sm real at all. ed reporter: a stunning reversal from worri husband and father. >> i just want them home so bad. >> reporter: to suspect. >> this is absolutely the worst ssible outcome that any of us could imagine. >> reporter: frederick, colorado lice have arrested chris watts. law enforcement sources telling nbc ailiate kusa the 33-year-old confessed to killing his pregnant wife and daughters celeste and bella, 3 and 4

old. s >> at this point we've recovered a body that we believe is shannan watts'nd bodye have reason to believe we know where the bodies of the children are. >> front door locked. >> reporter: on monday wattshe reportedhree missing telling authorities his wife returned from a work trip2:t a.m. and that they had had an emotional conversation before he left for work at 5:00. after that his wife started responding to text messages and didn't answe the door when a friend stopped b the disappearance is sparking a search. >> missing some people out oho the neighb, a mother and her small children. >> reporter: and prompting a plea from watts for their return. >> i just want them people to know i wantily f barks like i want them safe, and i want them here. >> reporter: words law enforcement believe rings as the community begins to mourn the loss of a young mother, her unborn child and two little girls.

♪ you make me feel ♪ you make me feel ♪ youake me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> she was o one those powerful voices to grace the airwaves, her music transaccepteded genres and inspired generations of artists, so we begin this evening with the life and legacy of the woman known as the queen of . good evening, i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handley. aretha franklin passed away today at the age of 76. an iconic performer whose career spanned more than six decades. nbc's jay gray has a look back at a woman who exemplified the woman diva. ♪ you make me feel >> reporter: she is the up dispuptdisd uted queen of soul, one of the most beved singe in

american music. >> we've lost the greatest vocalist the wor has ever known. >> reporter: in a career spanning over half a centuries, aretha franklin recorded 20 songs that reached number one on the r & b charts, including her 1967 signature anthem.♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t, find out what it means to me ♪ >> reporter:stoday, tribu are pouring in across the country from the famed apollo theater in harlem to her hometown of detroit to theolwood walk of fame. president trump calling her voe a gift from god. >> she's brought joy to millions of lives and her extraordinary legacy will thrive and inspire many generations to come. >> reporter: president obama in a statement sayind she hel define the american experience. paul mccartney tweeting let's all take a moment to give thanks for the beautiful life of aretha franklin, the queen of our souls and record producer clive davis saying in a statement i'm absolutely devte