>> we have lauryn ricketts joining us now from the storm team 4 weather center, it's been a couple of gre days in the washington area, but you'reac ng a heat wave? >> definitely a heat wave, temperatures are going to be well into the 90smonday, tuesday and wednesday. and we're going to get close to 90 today. you can see some haze from our live capitol camera, but we have plen. of sunshi it is a good looking sunday more. degrees rightnow, that south hat ze is bringing in humidity. and you may feel a little bit of it right now, but it's definitely going to be muggy by later on this afternoon and this evening. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s today, we do have isolated chances of storms so we're talking about who may see those and the heat wave coming

up in a couple of minutes. >> we are waking up this morning without senator john mccain. >> he was a war hero, a congressman, a senator and almost president of the united states. >> his wife cindy mccain said last night that he passed the way that he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved in the place he loved best. he was at his ranch in arizona, i daughter meghan put it, love you for, my beloved fa her. lestt has a look at his life and legacy. lifehn mccain spent his serving his country. >> i was the son and grandson of navy adm bals and i wn for public service. >> i was immature, i was reckless, i was cocky but i also knew that i w going to follow in my father and my

grandfather' footsteps. >> he was shot down and thrown into a vietnamese prison. >> lieutenant commander john mccain. >> he was tortured, kept in solitary, but when given a chance to go home ahead of other o.w.s,refused, finally after 5 1/2 years, mccain was released. after marrying his wife cindy, he moved to her home state of arizona, and entered politics. in 1986, he was elected to the u.s. nate. mccain was a republican rising star, taking a leadin role normalizing relations with vietnam. >> it's very imp for us to recognize that the war is over. >> known as a maverick,illing to think for himself and known to wk across the aisle on everything from campaign finance reform to immigration.

he made his run for the presidency in 2000, choosing g alaskaovernor sarah palin as his running mate. e night he lost to barack ama, mccain conceded with grace. >> senator obama has achieved a greatlfhing for him and his country, i applaud him for it. >> mccain was elect ed six times to the senate, a republican, but unafraid to challenge his own party. >> we're getting nothing my friends, we're getting nothing done. >> guided always bring the lessons he learned from his father and grandfather. >> do what you know is right, act in a fashion c that y look back and not be embarrassed but proud. >> and that was lester holt reporting. our coverage of senator john mccain continues at the news se eum. >> derek wardut is there live,

derick, what i does look like down there this morning? >> well, you know, it's the usual scene here for a sunday, but of course y h doe people who come down specifically because this is really w broad sides are, mississippi whemississippi -- this is where the s broades are. the headlines are where a lot of people comet to s of contemplate things when something like this happens. we actually caught up with a guy who cameown here specifically to look at theli hes. we talked to one man who came down here towatch -- people remember that he said that he'si a gs man, he just happen to have some differences. and in today's political climate, that sort of stands out. we caught up with a guy w here was contemplating that, here's

what he had to say. >> i don't think there's anything that tipifies what mccain was that than particular incident. and it's a lesson for our partisan days today. >> reporter: indeed a lesson, that statesman, that maverick, i think that the term that people are using these days here, we are live at the newseum. rek ward. >> both mccain's father and grandfather were buried at arlington national cemetery. but he will be buried alongside a former colleague. he will be laid to rest at the cemetery at the naval academy. h

he saide wanted to be the south river back where it began. time right now at 9:06, a shocking letter from a former vatican ambassador said that church officials knew about abuse allegations of bishop mccarrick as early as 2000. the former ambassador said that pope benedict xvi -- donald wuerl knew about the om allegations,hing he has denied. so far the church has not respondsed to the allegations i the letter. a church investigation determined a sexual abuse claim against him was credible. we're also following a developing story about the case of 10-year-old makiyah wilson,

gunned down near her home in d.c. one suspect is in custody, now a second suspect is sll at large. both men were released from jail drug charges just three days before last month's shooting, and police say the gunman jumped out of a carir and into a crowd of people killing 10-year-old makiyah wilson. >> i know that makiyah is looking down on us now and she would want justice, and i want justice f baby. >> police are still looking for the three other men involved in th shootingnd detectives say they need your help. thosegunmen opened fire outside makiyah's home killing her ando injuring others back on july 16. two days later, police found the

getaway car, the stolen infinity sedan, stolen in rockville, ryland. and then police arrested the man who they say stole that car, kevin eugene jones has not been charged in wilson's murder. now to another developing pening in 's h northeast d.c., police are still working to find out who shot a man here 46th place and g street. poling are loo for two men, one who was wearing a black hoodie, another with dreadlocks and tattoos on his face. no wor on how the victim is doing this morning. new out of montgomery county, police have released pictures of the suspect of a double murder. investigators need helpid tifying this person here. these are images taken from than mall back onry 10. police say that man got into a fight with two men and then they

separated. then the two men got two other men a grabbed some bamboo sticks that were being used for decoratio dicoration. they both later ed at the hospital. if you know who this man is in this video, call montgomery county police. the kids at n a d.c. charter school for boys were smiling ear to ear for their first day.

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build up young boys of color. it. >> the school also places a premium on relationships. up >> a small g gathered for a professional development day when we visited the statesmen college preparatory academy for boys. shaunartnett is passionate about his mission at this charter school for boys. >> reporter: right in this om, 60 fourth grad giboys will start working on the school's mission. >> the boys want to be in deep personal relationships with the adults who preside over them but also the other students.

>> they do need do ask o questions, the need to talk to each other. they do need to be in groups where they support each other. >> lamar is in his second year of teaching, he leads the social justice class. >> i look forward to being a role model for them, a lot of them can't really conceive of someone who looks like me in a professional position. >> a the school year starts the boys will earn their way into these classrooms, it's part of the high expectations that wl follow them throughout their time at statesman. >> high structure, high support and high expectations. together.ngs come >> the charter school opens with a staff of about 15, mostly black and mostly male, what hartnett calls the effort to find the best staff for this

program and the students it serves. >> community said very clear something needs to happen for boys. the research is tclear,se men need to see positive images of themselvho. >> some of positive images came on opening day, and these pictures were posted to instagram and they tell the story. statesmen put out the call to the community and men,any in suits and ties showedp to start out the year with encouragement. >> theoint is tout these boys on a track to college so coey can return and help build up the unity. so really it's about keeping thise, positive cyrotation. them.luck to all of 9:14 on this sunday morning, you can lookutside and see the haze al cathedral and the that's out there.

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the head of the french tennis federation said serena williams black cat suit will no longer be accepted at the u.s. open. billieng jean kiefended williams and then he pointed out that anne white wore a cat sui in wimbeldon in 1985. but it's more thanfaor ion, she said the comession outfit prevent blood clots that she's had since she gave birth year. >> what's the problem? >> i don't know. >> she looked fine. and that's the tournament where you're supposed to show some fashion. >> that's right. let's focus on the game. >> andow awesome she is. a heavyweight boxer remains undefeated after a match he didn't even have to throw one

punch. >> his opponent left the ring right after the bell. that is curtis harper, he ducked through the ropes and wentis ba to locker room on monday night. harper was eventually li disquaed for this. >> here's the back story, he walked offn protest for the supposed money he was to receive for that fight. the minnesota commission says harper will likely be suspended. o everybody who showed up are like, are we not going to do this? what are you doing, man? you got to go fight? >> i don't know a lot about boxing, don't they know ahead o time who's getting how much of a cut? >> doesn't mean he doesn't get to be upset about it. a live look at the u.s. capitol, the sun i scheihining through, but there is rain in the forecast for some of us. lauryn ricketts is going to

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to find the other three men involved in this deadly olooting. ande need help identifying this suspected killer. at 9:31, we want to welcome you in to this edition of news4 "today," it's a busy and somber morning for us really in the d.c. area and all crotch the ct -- all across the country. >> as we remember the legacy and life of senator john mccain. but first we want to check in with lauryn ricketts because of what she's been telling us all morning. summer doesn't want to let go? >> that little taste of fall didn't do muchor us, because now we're back into summertime heat for monday, tuesday and dnesday. and today is the transition day. now you may feel a littlehe humidity out this morning, but really that humidity is building throughout the day.

we hav got 70s across the board. not as cool as it has been the last couple of mornings, but those temperaturetinue to go up. again, we're in the low to mid 70s, reaga national airport reporting at 72 degrees. it will be a 80 noon, with just a little bit of humidity and that humidity will continue to build. there could be a few isolated storms west as we head into the tternoon, but exp partly sunny to mostly sunny skies, sun going down just about 15 minutes to 8:00 p.m., but we'll talk about who has thef best chance seeing those storms today and tomorrow. and we'll talk about how high those temperatures get on the 10-day forecast coming up. this was the scene late last night in arizona. that hearse is carrying senator ranch when from his he died to aortuary in phoenix, we're told that more than 200 people on the street stopped and paid silent respect

as the motorcade pasd by. meantime, let's look in our area at the white house, you can see the flag there has been lower to half staff in honor of senator mccain. >> it was lowered it the white housnd the capitol right after the news broke. services are expected to be held at washington national cathedral. former presidents george w. bush and barack obama, the two men who beat mccain in his run for approximate the white house are expected to yule guise him. barack obama said few of us have tested the way john did. >> president trump and first lady melaniahe tweeted out prayers and their shriympathiesr the mccain fily. his longest friend in the senate

tweeted america and freedom have lost one of the greatest champions and i have lost one of my dearest friend and mentor. senator ti mccaikaine said theyt don't make them like johnwa m anymore, for 60 years he has served ouruntry. and from arizona senator jeff or flake, cannot express the sorrow i feel at john ccain's passing, the world has lost a hero and astatesman. in the 10:00 hour, moderator chuck todd is going to join us right here in the studio witre n mccain's passing and his legacy. now we want to return to a break in the case of a little irl gunned down outside of her home in thedistrict. police say they have arrested a man in the murder o 10-year-old makiyahwilson. the arrest brought some comfort to makiyah's mother, she spoke

to darcy spencer after the arst was made. >> reporter: was there a sense of relief too you get that phone call? >> yes, definitely, it was. >> reporter: police arrested kuan thomashe and have a warrant for the arrest of a second man, quinton michaels on aur second-degreer charge. >> what would you say to this man to convince him that he needs to turn himself in? >> i would say that you broke me, that was my heart, you know, my baby. men wereer: bot indicted in prince george's county on drug charges a both men were releas on bond just three days before makiyah was glled. one m out of a car and fired a gun into a group of people on thesidewalk. >> there are at least three

other men that are responsible for this little girl's death and you can rest assured that will not rest until all of them are held accountable for makiyah's murder. >> this murder was devastating, this was a beautiful 10-year-old child and we are called on the public to help us. >> reporter: there a shrine honoring makiyah in her mother's home, h drawings and clots and shoes, a reminder of makiyah. we are still waiting for more details on theeadly fiery crash. you can see that car fully engulfed in flames, the driver died there, the single car crash happened on ndian head highway early yesterday morning. that area is well known for

deadly crashes and investigators are still trying to figure out how it all started. meantime an driver fairfax county also died, tharash happened on old mount vernon road in fairfax county, all we know is there were two cars involvedn thi crash, no word on the condition of the other driver. police say that yesterday a driver hit a teenager a brown station and lord's landing road, this is in upper marlboro. you can see the sttered windshield right there, debris was left scattered across the di road, inc one of the teenager's shoes. it was a a tense day the university of north carolina chapel hill. seven people arrested when supportersf a now torn down confederate statue clashed with counter protesters.

yesterday police weren out force to return this statue that was nickname ed silent slam. that statue is i storage after it was torn down this week. police are looking for the people who brought that statue down. and w want to give a quick shou shoutout to our own angie she got the media innovator award. where they recognize women of iversity, the send dayndicatedo show was held at arena stage southwest. >> i don't really remember it, because i didn't know i had to prepare one. but a special thank to sheila eldridge and ce mocha.

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how about this the kids get mail, mom and dad get to keep their sanity. >> that sounds like a deal. >> it's a new industry that delivers clothes right to your house. >> they' >>. >> reporter: shopping for school clothes with your kids. >> is not an enjoyable experience because they tend to run around innt all diffe

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one leesberg woman has a flourishing flower stand. >> she's already made $6 million in six years. r >> reporter:achel roberts is the type of person who never lets grass grow beneath her feet. >> i have to be very quick. >> reporter: as the leesberg s flower ladnds hours every day in her garden. ha the fact tt we're able to give it to them at the food pantry is a good, good feeling. i've got such a bauntabundance these. >> turning each bloom into a bouquet. >> they're readyo go somebody in a hospital or for

>> reporter: all with a little helprom her grandchildren, that's annie and that's jack. perhaps one thing just as colorful as her flowers iser commentary. >> sun flowers aren't as betiful as people, but i put them in any way. ne and thing is perfectly arranged, out to her driveway where business is blooming. >> okay, great, do you need a bucket? >> i've got one. >> okay, i'll give it back to you. >> rter: and over at loudoun hunger relief, packing up food for families inneed, food purchased with the flower lady's donation. >> its such a tremendous gift to us, it's a way to brighten nsomeone's day and eve do act random of kindness for someone else. >> reporter: just like her flowers, robertsove for what she does continues to

>> if i don't have a great day, i want to go right back out the xt day. and if i have a bad day i go right back out there the next day. >> as for the food pantry, she's yebeen going every week fos. >> all right, so talk about our weather today. >> yes. >> it's going to be hot. >> temperatures are really going i mean it's going to be a change fromhat we wanted to get used to. >> yesterday we were in the low 80s, today we're going to be pushing 90 degrees. and humidity is coming into play. >> technically i is still summer. >> it is always hot around this time. but we got a little tte of fall. people were like i'm done with summer, let's go on tofall. i didn't think the summer was that bad. >> you know, it's been rainy, i just feel like people feel like they haven't gotten a chance tot really enjoy t season. >> the second half of july was a mess.

but today,ot a lot of rain, so that is good news if you do want to get out, we do have some rain, notchances of everybody going to see them, though, let's go out to our maps and show you what's going on, all right talked about that humidity increasing and that will be the case through the day,o today is a transitional day before we get into that heat and humidity. we have the chance of showers and storms, we have one today, oand tomorrow, less than 20% that you'll actually see at your hous very hot the next few days, temperatures right now not so hot, temperatures are in th low to mid 70s at this point. we will continue to take those temperatures into the 8 today. but if you're headed to brurnch maybe eat outdoors, it will be warmer today than the last

several days. a look at our radar, nothing going on, we have got sunshine, a few clouds off to the west right now. d this is where we find a little system of weaknesn e atmosphere. down south towards roanoke, down 91 getting hit. i think in r area, we will be fine but we do have a chance for some thunderstorms this afternoon. d.c. taking on the red bulls tonit, the renaissance fest, my favorite thing, that's starting this week, taco mile in d.c., run a mile and each lap you get a taco. that's in kennel worth parks and rec. any restaurant week plans, there uld be a stray shower. keep your eye on the nbc washington it is 9:30, you can see the sunshine, somelouds out by the shenandoah valley. and maybe some stray sprinkles

to possibly and isolatorm as we go through the afternoon. so you can see them right there at 5:30, then they dissipate. tomorrow morning, you wake up,i lo good, plenty of sunshine, then another chance of some popup showers through the fternoon, we're probably begging for it because it's going to be hot, in fact temperatures are going to be in the l 90s tomorrow. and plenty of sunshine, and we keep the sunshine tuesday, ur wednesday and ay and it's going to feel like you know when you're at ross shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less.

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res in southeast texas that feels unde' water. >> still like in limbo trying to figure out what to do. >>edeporter: she's app to fema twice for help but says her applications were kicked out because of technicalities. hurricane harvey stayed for days flooding homes and cars. >> 80% to 85% of structures in ouy were impacted. >> reporter: port arthur's mayor sentoney for cleanup, but efforts to rebuild have been slow coming. >> i don't know how much longer people can last.er >> reporter: strained community has many people struggling to rebuild hearing moneys on the way. >> if it's coming, get it here. we need it now, not another year from now.

>> reporter: fema reports they put nearly $14 billion in survivors pockets and me is on the way. femali dd multiple requests n a an interview, but statement said fema recently opened a long-term texas recovery office to continue the administration of commitment to rebuilding and mitigating damage for the nt two years. >> this is my home, so i want to stay here. >> reporter: to finding help ane aling after harvey.ti beck, nbc news, port tthur, texas. >> hard to believt was a year ago. taking a liveid look ou back here in our area, the sun is shining over the nation's pital, butca

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and in the 10:00 hour on a somber sunday more. the united states loses a long serving senator and aam true ican hero. justice for a 10-year-old d.c. girl killed in a shoot-out. one man is now facing charges for her death. but police several more arrests need to be made. and months after two men were stabbed to death in a