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natural woman ♪ anchts l we'll are more on her funeral coming up. we are going to beginanith almost presidential farewell for senator john mccain. people still wouking through at this hour to pay their spects. is scheduled to last until 8:00 tonight but it may go nger. >> let's go now with some of the tributes to senator mn.aicc0 degrees this afternoon. swe saw rainwers this morning. neither of those weather conditions stopped thousands of people from coming, standing outside for hours all in hopes of saying their final good-byes. >> for senator joh mccain one final return to capitol hill. for 34 years he dedicated himself to congren , first the house and then for three
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decades in the united states senate. now his colleagues dedicated wreaths and words in his honor. however you chooseo do your part i hope you do it thedi waye it. >> hundreds backing the rotunda including his wiefe, children ad 106-year-old mother. >> thank you l fding him to us longer than we hat a right. thank you for supporting him while he supported us. >> he asked me to be here to serve a man that served our country throughout his life.
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>> lying in state in the capitol rotunda. outside thousands waiting in tli line to pay their financial respects. it is one of the finest ever. even when he disagreed with him he loved him anyway. >> for senator john mccain a final farewell from a grateful congress and a grateful country. >> the tributes will continue with a memorial service. >> thank you. now to an extreme case of road reoe a v a woman repeatedly hammering a bus and then she w tried to drive off while a man was ton hood of her car try to go stop h.
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>> they say the woman illegally passed the bus and the bus driver started yelling at her and things got violent. >>his woman uses a t carjack express her anger. she tosses the jack in her car and try to leave. the man in the blue shirt i the s driver. the woman aears to try to run him the bus driver determinedepo the woman from escaping. he stands in front of her car y trying to block>> her. othersnc eouraged the bus up.er to give he tries one last h time tonood
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of her car. she then speeds away. >> no. . >> the whole thing happening blocks from a police station. they have not yesterday iden arrestedti her.fi or news 4. >> unbelievable. >> thank you. >> that entire video clip is about two minutesong. a man charged with murdering his exgirlfriendnd sits be bars as police hunt for evidence. tonight our northern virginia bureau explains why a certain law may have slowed down the process of solving this crime.
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they will not say what exactly thor are looking in this body of water only that it is evidence thatr will help them with this case. on thursday police arrested him alleging he smothered and killed his 16-year-old exgirlfriend back there january. >> i'm shaking as i'mthetting information as if i'm just learning she is missing. >> when she first disappeared they labeled her as a run it frustrated her family. >> don't assume the worst asst e walked away. she is just being bad.
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>> it's the way the legislation is written. their hands weren't locked.he settingecord straight. >> all we want at the end of the day is for the world tond unders her name is jholie. she did notun away. >> not a run away but a victim wloz alleged killer is now behind bars. news 4. today washington area a lobbiestitted to making a $50,000 donationo therump inaugural committee. that money was used to buy aru ian an ukrainean.
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he is aused of funneling thatur money to pase the tickets. they have agreed to cooperate as part of his plea deal. >> he is asking priests in the archdiocese to forgive hisser r his errors in judgment. in husband letterim he asked to talk about the situation at mass this weekend saying please let your people know that i do recognize and share their pain. he h not granted our repeated request for an interview.
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the summer is srting to wind down. >> we are live there ocean city to kick off this labor day weekend. what going on? >> reporter: yeah. definitely a little windy. i love it, a 6:00 in the afternoon appearance. not a bad flight down here.we ad the breeze coming in off the ocean. right now we are dealing with a lot of cloud cover from distant storms. let's take a look and show you what we are talking about. as a matter of fact we are on the dry side here. we are tra singrms back ong the 50. it is down towards the beaches.
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that'shere we have a lot of rain. once you get over the bay bridge we are looking at some of that rainmaking its way through around the area. it is right over towards the delaware beaches too. >> i have that for you coming up a couple of minutes. we'll toss it back into you guys. they are on a sdereally? i want to go down the slide. >> see if he cano down. >> okay. now we turn to the star studded home going in detroit for a queen of soul. >> family, friends, a former esident. among the speakers but the highlight the music.
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♪ >> in the news room with more on today's memorable moments. is morning there we are. such a celebrationrt sg at 10:30 this morning. it's been gospel music that served as aretha franklin's final good-bye. ♪ ♪
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>> a greater grace temple in detroit it was a farewell fit for a queen, the queen of soul. the chuh openedoors to family, friends,it pians and a-list super stars to pay respects to aretha franklin. it because joyous celebration a life, america and the world enjoyed. here is bill clinton. >> i hope god will forgive me. s i was glad when i got here. i hope you will forgive me.wh the casket was still open i said i wonder what my friend's got on today. >> and during the service the mayor of detroit announcing that the city would be renaming a park in aretha franklin's honor. back to you guys in the studio.
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>> bet she will have a lot of stuff named after her. >> i would think s >> we'll start with the park and go from there. thank you. >> sure. still to come n ons 4:00 at 6:00, digging deeper, new questions about edence in the notorious d.c. mansion murder trial. t man notably absent. we will talk about president trump and whether the mueller investigation is about to go here is a live look at the bay bridge heading east.g gett crowded but not too bad. we'll go back to doug at 6:25.
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senator john mccain lay in state today. there is a weekend of remembrances to come. senator mccn will be buried on sunday at the u.s. naval academy. >> president tmp will not be attending any of these memorials at the senator'squest. he spent most of the week attacking google instead and at he calls the fake news even accusi lester holt of fudging the interview last year in which the president said the rush that investigation was on h
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it comes as we near a deadline. the white house keenly aware of this. last weekend the president's lawyer called on mueller to end the investigation before the end of this week. here to talk about all of this is chuck todd. >> let's talk about john mccain. >> this is the civics less on he wants to deliver to the american peop which is politics, you know, stopfter the election. here he is slg the two people who van wished him, george w.
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bush and barack obama celebrating his life being the two people he wanted to celebrateis life. this is what american democracy is about. we fight like thoek try to win an election. at the oend of the day we get under the bunker under the umbrella of america. i that a final lesson john mccain is doing. he is giving it at a time seem to be so desperate for it. >> he felt like the last guy still try to go build bridges between the two parties here. this is the way pollices has been practiced and we hope to have it practiced for nearly 200
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years. our president has been kicking up a lot ofsurf i, if yu will, going after google, going after lester holt. is he trying to creat a major disaster? what is the game plan here? >> i say stop thinking of it strategically. this is what he does, deflect, deflect, deflect. bad news coming at him. blame nbc for putting words in u his. i'm trying to figure out how he manipulated him. >> the van tril questkw >> right. >> you have to say this is who he is. he has been doing the same thing. bad news that's coming at him, don't pay notttion to that. look over there. this felt like a look over there week. there e a lot of things you feel are rattling the president.
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we know he has strong feelings about john mccain. he was asked in a bloomberg interview yesterday if he would have made a better president. he wouldn't say anything. he even admitted in the interview. he simply said i'll leave itt that. i'll be happy he said no negatives about mccain this week. is this justond trump wanting to always be donald trump? >> after labor day we move into this important so we know we have the paul .manafort tri would you expect the mueller team? >> would argue it has been quiet the last 18 months. the irony here is the person
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that -- >> it will be the one that pulls aside the investigation. septembe 6th is the supposed deadline. ould be the actual 60 days. there was an indictment today and a plea aeement today. he connects a lot of dots. there's a l of -- >> you're talking about at then. >> who gets do you cambrid analytica. it is somebody that could tie a lot of that together. agai i think if he has one more in him before the election y will try to be the book on this one. >> a lot of senators are no
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town. i have a democrat from minnesota. has been doing the practice hearing. he has been one helping. o it is more important -- butth k florida governor is your preview of donald trump whoever he faces in 2020.ec that wille ground zero. >> it should be fun. >> fascinating. >> fascinatingconversation. >> all right. thank you. meet the pressrnirs sunday g at 10:30 right here on nbc 4. looking to pay his rmts to senator mccain.
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it's a bit blustery. >> it is. it is 20 to 30 miles per hour off the ocean here. take a look. is is a great vantage point here. we are ooatop of the brd walk here. this is aool ot. not only do you get to look here, take a look down the board walk. i love this. you start to see the lights coming on on the boak. w that's time of night that as a kid i absolutely love. thehts are something we all just enjoy. the lights coming on right now. the clouds going for sure. you can notice the nice little cloud off in the distance. let's take a look at the forecast and show you what we are dealing with. high of 90 degrees again this onternoon. i didnue the heat wave. we were thinking about maybe 86
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or 87. it is 84 there and that w the high. we are at 82 in annapolis. this is actually seeing pretty good rain today. speaking of rain let's take alo and show you where we are seeing that. you only hadd showers aro the frederick area. it is along the and back through the west a couple of storms well north and east of frederick and martins burg sweing s and thunderstorms there too. if you're heading back to the mountains watch out. i think we have a good chance for storms in our northern mountains. in our west virginiadl
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panh down here at the beaches it will be a great weekend. 90 on sunday and 91 on monday. that is in d.c. that starts the heat wavr de nitly on the warmid all next week we are talking about 90s. at heat wave coming on in. not cing all the way your way, just my way. >> when dead by end the current heat wave i don't recall itnding. was i asupleep? >> that's right. next at 6:30, we go back leave to hear stories of people who are still lining up to say their good-byes to senator john mccain. and police looking for the driver who struck two wom in this crosswalk. one of the women died. coming up, what evidence police may have to help with this
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investigation. and some breaking news now in the guilty verdict for a former fairfax county teefrper. the jury jus
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>> welcome back. you can see where senator jow mccain lies in state. people today calling him a braer and a true person. lining up people rb since before the sun, derrick. >> indeed they have. now the suns taking a bit of a rest here. it is settling down on t other side of the capitol dome. it is easy to see the line is still coming through. it is moving through with some efficiency. it is some how appropriate so many peoe would show up to see as he lies intate here in the building where he forged that reputation as being t someonet would reach across the i'll and someone that would put country before a paerd. some say that's it's sort of the death of civility. these folks are all here. some with fond rep ramembrances
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john mccain. >> you could find a good society of those that lined up to pay their respects of senator john mccain. rty allegiances were put aside. this woman lived in maryland. she would have travelled far for this. >> i felt a k ship and brothership with senator mccain. >> we stood up for the country. he was a true american. >> security wasotight but that restricted. around 1:00 mourners allowed to begin filing in. took a picture with him.
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been through about a dozen times. a a fellow vet. we share military people. several people overcome by theeat and perhaps the gravity of the situation. red cross volunteers were on hand for assistance. mccain spent decades fornliging legacy as seone unafraid to reach across the aisle. >> it is heartbreaking to see u pass at the time when we need him most. >> folks can use these final
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farewells. we are live on happcapitol hill. >> the u.s. capitol scheduled to stay open until this evening. starting tomorrow morning there will be a procession to the vietnam veterans memorial. the public is welcome to line at route on constitution avenue. the procession heads over to national cathedral for a 10:00 a.m. private funeral service. you can watch it here. >> on sunday the senator's body will be taken to annapolis where there will be a bur y'aial. recommended sentencing for a formerhe teacher jury
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recommending he spend four years in prison and pay a $10,000 fine. he was found guilty ofsa ting the 14-year-old student in a closet. and man accused of shouting racist cl racist slurs and threatening to kill d.c. crossing guard appeared in court today. a thursday afternoon trip to the store turned deadly here.
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two women struck bay hit-and-run driver. one died and the other has ang oad to recovery. we spoke to the victim's loved ones today. >> this is where presly lost her hief life and her friend was seriously injured. >> i hope they do anyway. >> her mom told me she loved people ander family and was trying to get back into a family. she will have a long road to rekor ri. it was a lot of >> it's an extremely busy area.
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lots t offfic and small businesses. there are plenty of cameras on utili utility poles. friends want justice as they pray their friend will survive her >> i don't flow what to say. a horrific head on crash, what we flow about the reason a tractor trailer crasssed the center line. >> who will survive the final cuts before the regular season.
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>> yesterday's crash left eight people dead. we know a tire blowout is at least partly to blame. we have the latest on this investigation. >> accidentto investi from the national transportation safety board looking for cause of thursday's deadly crash. a tractor trailer traveling east on interstate 40 blueew a tire a hit a greyhound bus head o >> o person heading out the window. >> she said she was asleep and awoke to a horrific scene. >> opened up like a can ofrd es. >> some people were already dead. >> i trapped. i can't move. people were trampled all over eache each other. >> they truheirinsck tthveer dsn criticalondition. >>everal of these patients
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will be going to the operating room today several of them will have a long road to recovery. >> s powerful it drew debris hundreds of feet away.ig inveors want to know whether it was just a blown tir or if other factorsib coned to the crash. >> it is the overall may nmaintt also examination of their fleet policies and basicly the safety culture. >> they could spaend weend a we more in the moments leadingto u this horrific crash. coming up and nnly ons 4, questions about the evidence in the upcoming d.c. mansion murders trial. what was found in one victim's pocket years afterwards. and we go back live to ocean
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carjack. police say it started after the woman cut off the bus. again, her name marianna silver. all right. ank you. uncovering evidence that investigators may have missed after the d. krc. mansion murde. >> prosecutors just found cash in the pants pockets of one of the victims. >> in less than a week the mansion murder ce will finally head to trial. it t was more thanee years ago since he, his wife, their ten-year-old son and housekeeper were brutally murdered. news 4 obtained this court document. responding to the questions about evidence. we are now learning that just
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ten days ago prosecutors checken the pocket that he was wearing the day he was murdered. 05 was recovered. legal experts say it could be used to convince the jury of negligentkolice w while evidence was being collected. >> another set of court documents shows it wasn't the only piece of evidence that was missed. she recalled see ago screwdriver holding up a basement window. she asked for the screwdriver to be collected but she doesn't believe it was. >> i cording to this report it
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doesn't appear as though that everhappened. he is a criminal defense attorney with decades of experience. he says that screwdriver could ve lead police to another suspect but right now darren is the only person it will soon be up to a jury to decide if he will be convicted. >> each one of these will give the defense tea something else to argue in court. >> news 4. >> we will be examining the evidence against en, the clues left behind, questions that remain. join us on tuesday night for an exclusive report, mansion murders inside the investigation. we are living through doug who some how has made his way out to the beach yet again! how does he manage to do that year after year?
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you know a fewk people and tal to a few people. it is great. down here in this. labor day weekend. so many great things to see. you got to t-shirt shops especially if you gforget the swe sweatshirts. this is pretty cool. they have the green screen. you flow i usehe green screen. this is really really neat. take a lookhi at right here. this caught my eye i'm looking at this gentleman here. this is jane foster right here.
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>> this was about 30 years ago. >> i figured we should be a little more fantasy. >> yeah. pretty neat stuff the way they do that. >> it is lovely how they do it.l >> i'l let her keep it. >> looks good. >> enjoy the rest of the weekend. that is something i want to do.u ent temperatures around the region we are still in the upper 80s. this would be awesome. we are also dealing with a little bit in the way of showe activity out there right now. we'll be watching that come on through parts of the east through route 50 around the area. all in all not a bad forecast at all for the next couple ofay
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i'm noot sure what we have on the screen. nobody is answeri for me. we are looking at a chance of showers around frederick. it ising down ton heavy side but not a lot. it will be the case the rest of this evening. tomorrow we take a better chance of showers and thunderstorms as o move out too. now, what is it now? i can't -- i can'tu. hear yo ly send it back into you. let's go to the ten day recast. temperature wise the next couple of days the big thing we'll be seeing is temperatures in the 90s. we are talking the low 90s as we move through mid-90s. another heat wave coming up. t all.d it is looking really really flies here sunday into monday. i thi tomorrow the best day for rain area wide if you're heading to thee maryland g as they take on texas, a big game
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there. expect t see a couple of showers during the game. out here right now just a beautiful night. my favorite time of night as the sun is going down. lights atarting to come on. hey, our maryland friends again. she is done. i know how that happens too. all right. we'll see you guys later. good night. we'll see you guys later too.e >> will look like that in a few hours. he did a of the morning shows. guys in acquisition have the days off too. who makes the's final roster? >> we'll look at some of the i wish you weren't so worried about moving. i'm hoping these nature sounds will help me relax a bit. at least we don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. just call geico. geico helps with homeowners insurance? good to know.
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so right now through 4:00 p.ft on saturdaynoon redskins have to make a lot of difficult decisions.
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the roster trimmed down from 90 to 53. running back might be the most difficult position to try to evaluate. last flight versus the baltimore rai ravens rushed for 30 yards. he fumbled yet again. it was the biggest concern surrounding a second year back after losing the ball twice last year. smith rd for 42 yards. lead the teamith 49 yards. petersonid not play following this performance in week three. he remain confident during the regular season. >> absolutely. obviousl you always want to keep doing more and more and moreor the team and continue to show your capability. i think what i put out there on film, i'm proud of my training amp. i'm proud of mypreseason, the whole resume i put together. >> for some reason thank god i can't play football flim.
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i mean i can't take that from him. i want to prove i got second place. >> while the wide receiver battle is not as influx the finalpreseason game providedue intr for the final 53 man roster. she a veteran in the running for one of the two final spots. this year's 7th round pick, you there. heeems to be representing in the fan favor rit category. he caught tee passes. he showed to return kick increasing his odds of making the team. we hav to keep our eyes on the final two receiver spots. >> you know, i'll find my way. i'm a football player and i want to continue to play football for ave while. whoer wants me will be perfect. i reallyhink washington would
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love to have me. >> i think he obviously had a ood day again. noty as a receiver but as a returner. after that we'll talk about how many we are going to keep. >> he made a strong case he deservesn shot ie league. ile he is pretty solid about his back up spot heas rapressive for a second sthtwe ek. 272 yards, three touchdowns. washington moving forward. crackl be hard for him to the final 52. >> i think he did. i thinkhe'll move ball in the heat of somerepressu, make some nice throws. you kn, we'll evaluate it.
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i think he did good. >> mystics continue their quest for a wnba champio hip. tipping off at gw tonight at 8:00. the league's third leading scorer is listed as doubtful for a bone bruise. wel have highlights from high school football they have won 25 straight games and three straight titles. something to look forward to. >> there you go. >> thank you, chris. >> thank you for joining us tonight. nitly news starts in about 60 seconds. >> we'll see you back here at 110.
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. tonight, two emotional good-byes, john mccain at the u.s. capital one last time. his familyisibly moved as his colleagues bid him farewell. >> as president trump sa yesterday, we respect his service to the country. >> the vice president representing the trump administration after thpresident wasn't te in the star-studded sendoff for the queen of sou ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> big names in music, movies and politics paid tribute to aretha franklin. shockingideo, a young man choked and restrained on a train, rced out the doors as he pleads for it to stop. what started

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