he has been the best father that you could ever imagine. and i just want to say that i love you. >> an emotional message from michael jackson's daughter. the pop star's final acts as they gathered to remember the man, his legacy, and his music. good evening, i'm lesli foster. they said good-bye to michael jackson as we go live to them who is live for us in los angeles. and with more on an incredible story. they watched the broadcast all over the world. and the broadcast, they are paying tribute to the michael jackson.

>> i'm here representing millions of fans who grew up listening to michael. mariah carye, stevie did -- carers y, stevie wonder, and jennifer hudson performed out there as their family and friends joined together for a final farewell. >> as much as we may feel and we do, that we need michael here with us, god must have needed him far more. >> the massive event took place just after jackson family members and close friends gathered at forest lawn cemetery for a private service. but at the close of today's public memorial, some touching words from michael jackson's daughter. center ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever man.

>> and parting words from jackson's brother. >> a part of you will live forever within all of us. good news for the city of los angeles here. they were expecting perhaps tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of fans to come who did not have tickets to get into the staple center. in fact, only about 5,000 people came to the area outside this arena. and it was a very mellow crowd. no major incidents to speak of. live in los angeles, i'm susan roberts, back to you. >> all right, susan, thank you. an online social networking communities are exploding after today's service on facebook alone, more than 20 million fans have created the tribute pages and they left messages to michael jackson. and now, a look at other sites around the world today. michael jackson died on june 25. still many questions surrounding their deaths. the investigation, they are continuing into why jackson, who was apparently healthy enough for the concert rehearsals, and they died at the age of 50.

research warrants, they have been issued in this case which is still classified as the death investigation. and that is typically used only in the hospital settings and they were found at jackson's home. and it is not clear whether that drug was found in their system. and the dea, they are now involved to try to find some answers. >> we routinely work with each other to, well, anything that has to do with the drugs and the dea, the experts on that. if you're looking at the prescription issues, you know, where else would you go? >> a judge, they granted temporary control of the jackson estates through their former attorney. and jackson's music industries, their friend, john mcchain. and the mother, katherine, they fought the ruling. they have custody of their three children. >> we'll have more on the local remembrances for them later on in the show. and if you miss the memorial service, then we'll have some of the moments out there and a slide show on our website, wusa9.com. president barack obama, they are wrapping up their second day of meetings in russia. the day they focused on

improving the american's relationships with the russian prime minister. and he is the man that many believe that it is actually calling the shots in russia. they greeted obama for talks at their country home just outside of moscow. and on wednesday, president obama, they head to italy for the economic summit. >> we may not end up agreeing on everything and that we can have the tone of mutual respect and consultation out there that they will serve both the american people and the russian people. >> both men, they said that they are committed to leaving behind the suspicion and the rivalry of the past. russia's neighborhood, they are embroiled in the ethnic violence close to the hearts of people in washington. the protesters, they gathered at the circle today before marching to the chinese embassy for them. and the ethnic violence and riots here for them, they have left at least 156 people dead. but the demonstrators, they accuse them of insighting the violence. the state that wants to put

a professional wrestler in the governor's mansion has sent a late night comedian to the senate. today, they took the oath of office. the vice president joe biden add min stirred the oath. the democratic control summit, they have a sign that the freshman lawmakers are on the high profile judiciary committee. less than a mile away, local lawmakers in the district building, they are rewrite the stocking law under -- stalking law which he was arrested last weekend. gary, he's here to let us know what that is all about. >> well this is an effort that was underway well before they were arrested. lawmakers, they say that the 193, the law is out of date and it ineffective at protecting the victims for them. >> don martin is the stalking victim. >> it changed their life entirely. >> she was a law professor at howard university who in some ways, resembled the cart in a book for them and favored by the people. >> and he was in love with the fictional character and of the books.

they shot that every year for them more than what the man and the woman of the child of the city. and the resource center, they are out of date. >> many forms of technology that we see all of them use the mike and the global systems and the audio and video recording devices and spy ware, they did not exist when they were intacted in that. they believe that to be true about the 1993 stalking laws. the ones under which he was arrested last weekend. >> and the laws that were written by the council, maybe 15 years ago, they have not thought of all the different ways for them and that a person could be d.stpeop and had they expand the concept of stalking ininjuries. >> it is not just physical or bodily harm. we're talking about significant emotional disstress. >> and yes, the councilman gets to vote on the bill. >> that vote could come as early as next week and the new law could be on the books by the end of the month. >> all right, thank you.

and well, you know, take a good look at your screen. it's video posted on youtube that shows the metro driver, text messaging on the job. and that person that posted the video, they contacted metro saying that they investigated and suspended that driver for one week without pay. and it is worth noting that they say that the incident, they occurred on june 5, two and a half weeks before the deadly metro crash on the redline. the irs is waiving fines for some penalties. the details are next. even though that the services are over, they are trying to cash in on michael jackson's memorial. but first, the weather. does it get much nicer than this? temperatures in the upper 80s. we'll take a look at that and access this via web on wusa9.com. 88 and 67 going into the books. they are averaging 88 and 70. you might remember that on 99. just back in 1991 and the record low of 56, they are back in the 1900. we'll talk about cooler air and then we'll talk about a return

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counties do, and money from the state, or e rods -- or roads, they are dwindling. a look ahead the a the explosion of the michael jackson's tributes online. but first, a preview -f ot cbs evening -- preview of the cbs evening news. a tribute fit for the king. today, friends and fans gathered alike to remember their life and legacy. now, we'll bring you the inside stories, tonight on the cps even news live from los angeles. and a special edition of 48 hours, michael jackson, the final dance. ♪[ music ] when i get my period

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performance at the los angeles staple center. now, steve wee -- stevie wonder and jennifer hudson just to name a new. they gathered in largo, maryland to remember pop. they poured in there to watch the memorial service and support one a. >> i just want to be at home by myself. i definitely want to be among other people that love my festivities. you are out there sitting there and just thanking them for our tribute to the music. >> i think that this is a celebration. it is impossible to listen to a michael jackson song and not move. >> to be able to, well, you know, memorialize him and pay out respects, that is something that i wanted to do. >> and now those are the same sentiments online. the digital correspondent, they are joining us more with the online tribute center just pouring into the web. lindsay? >> that's right. even though that people, theyed could not go to the memorial. they were able to share their thoughts online.

they streamed the memorial service live on their website and allowed fans to post comments. in a few hours, there were nearly 3,000 of them. one person writes, i have not cried like i did today for michael jackson since my father passed away. but not all the comments are good. especially on ute,ubwhere there is a bit more amenity. and it is nearly impossible the county notes posted on michael jackson. and now they came from all over the world. and that is germany, poland, sweden, just to name a few. >> and there is also at lot of talk about whether the coverage of michael jackson's death is can can the memorial service has been too much. and that's a depate also being addressed on the the social

networking site. but it's obvious that michael jackson is what people are talk about today. lesli? >> thank you. even now after the -f service, some people are trying to sell their michael jackson memorial tickets online. mtv reports that ebay is aggressively trying to stop people from doing that. and some people they say that they are willing to pay $15,000 for a pass. again, we've got moments from the memorial service, online, at wusa9.com. and you'll hear from michael jackson's brothers and the emotional farewell message from his daughter, paris. a long -- along recognizing same-sex marriage has gone into effect in the district. that was approved by the d.c. council last may. many area of the black church leaders that opposed gay marriage pressed for a referendum. rejected that idea. congress, which has the final say over the d.c. laws, they had 30 days to review the bill since they took no action, that bill became law. tonight, police are investigating a homicide in

maryland. and details are sketchy, but we do know that the police found a man shot to death early this morning along the 1500 block out there of the road. and police, they have not released their names. but they have identified a man shot to death in southeast d.c. he was the e,26-year-old, antho ford. someone shot ford several times. police found his body early this morning along 58th street. an autopsy will be performed on the 16-year-old football player who collapsed and died during a conditioning session at northwest high school in german town last week. the family of them said that he was in excellent shape and that the weather at the time, they were moderate. buhet did show the signs of heatstroke and dehydration. >> well that, is the 16-year-old, they are healthy, you know, good kids. and that they do not just go to the hospital. and you don't just not recover. the coach has attempted cpr

to save miller. the voluntary preseason conditioning sessions, they have been suspended indefinitely at northwest high school and hethe oc. esreing vithe urpred similar sessions, they will continue at other schools across montgomery county. let's switch gears just a bit to talk about the weather. picture perfect. >> it really was. i mean, low humidity. it was warm, but not uncomfortable so. >> believe it or not they will go down before they go up. they will go up by the weekend. here is your forecast. for the next three days, we're talking about temperatures in the mid-80s tomorrow, we're looking at temperatures, generally in the mid-80s. low to mid-80s on wednesday and thursday. and then mid-80s on friday. we'll have a few clouds on thursday. and then we're looking at, well, really a nice day on friday. temperatures, in the mid-80s on friday. we have removed the showers on thursday. and you know, 86, they are not crazy warm. tonight, partly cloudy. comfortable lows out there at 10. and we are beginning to get into the temperatures right

now. about 84, 83, and they are going out there to george avenue. that is 84 at alex san tree -- out there. t-fps in the upper 70s. all right tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and mild. 60s and 7, winds out -- 70, winds out of the northwest. maybe not quite as warm as today. 81 to 85. winds, they are continuing out of the north at ten. northerly winds are great. we have the humidity in this area and getting the southeasterly wind or the southerly winds. so now they will keep the humidity in check. all right, we'll do the zone forecast for you, all six venns -- zones on our website. and that is 82 for them tomorrow, partly cloudy. 82 out there. and 83 in here as well. we go down far enough to 95, you'll find mid-80s one more day. again, partly cloudy skies. no rain drops, and no thunderstorms. on the other side of the river, 83 downtown, 84 out

there. probably mid-80s also as you go down into charles county for the area out there. 83 in rockville. a nice day to be on the water. really, 80 degrees, either side of 80 for ap napless ash annapolis. no winds, no showers, no thunderstorms. that's a good deal. satellite picture, radar combined. we zoom this out a little bit because of the intense line of showers and storms moving through new england. we were kind of worried about the sprinkle today, getting down to philadelphia and southern sections of new jersey. that's about it. everything is pushing out to the seas. these are monster storms. lots of severe weather in the severe thunderstorm watch covering most of new england. a few clouds that will come in tonight. a few clouds around now. and they will pin wheel down and around. but we will not see any showers. temperatures tomorrow, mid-80s, which is fantastic. and low 80s in charleston. only 90 in raleigh. 60 in buffalo. not much heat on this map and they won't be in here for a while. but by the weekend, well, it is going to be, we'll touch that

out there. the next seven day, 81 on thursday. and clouds come in, but i think we'll keep it dry. at least for now. northeast winds, we'll throw them out this way. 86 on friday and then they go up a little bit. either side of 90 on saturday and sunday. and a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms on sunday. we'll keep them dry. and now a cold front, they may trigger the storms on monday. mainly monday night actually and then maybe an isolated storm on tuesday. we're back in the upper 80s. >> not bad. >> not bad for july. not bad. hey, not bad for, well, the tennis royalty in town. >> they are here and you know, it is cool. we have the leg out there for them and you get to see the men. you don't really ever get to see them in town and you do for the first time since the lost on saturday. and they are back on the court and it is right here in d.c. you'll hear from her in just a moment. plus, the president, they are going to russia to connect with the locals, by talking about alex. that is nine sportsth ey ar e . coming up.

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she likes this format because she is a part of a team. >> you are focused you cannot fill it in. and she is not the only athlete doing teaching today. holding court at the teen's camp. getting a taste of the nba from them who had 21. really not much older than some of them. through all the problems that the nats have been having, you cannot blame jordan zimmermann looking very comfortable in the major leagues, pitching tonight in colorado, having given up, two runs or fewer in each of his last five starts.

he has lowered his e.r.a. by more than a point and a half during that time and has struck out 28 while walking just seven. that's a very good ratio. they will take on colorado, jason tonight. by the time, they are still pushing to get guzman added to the all-star team. at the moment, he is trailing the giants in the final voting. at age 37 and after three years, lance armstrong is not expected to win the tour de france. he is the leader of lance's team this year. well, the team, they may want to rethink that, because after today's forth stage, armstrong is now in third place, just one second off the lead. and the seven time champion joined a break away to remain out there. the only negative today, lance got fined $100 for failing to sign in before the race, because apparently he was chatting with the actor, ben stiller. bummer. maybe ben will pay the fine. police in nashville, they are still unwilling to label the death of them in the murder suicide because according to

them, they have not been able to uncover a motive for the female companion. they continue for thursday's memorial in nashville to honor mcnair. they spoke to the former redskins today, who got to know mcnair over their seven seasons together in the league. still coming from it, that's the good out there for them and the good man that, well, they had his license numbers. steve mcnair was a role model to all of us. >> moving onto soccer and a big month for team usa. beating spain to finish second in the confederation cup for the first time ever, making the final as they beat the sponsored tournament. and now, the american team, they are here. the national team, practicing at rfk -p today -- rfk, advancing out there. and now, take a look at who that is. our old buddy back in town. they traded them away in 2006. now playing in portugal. but remember, he's the local guy having grown up if many rockville and now 20, he's not a teenager anymore.

he is going to be back. >> i have been looking forward to this. and that is the schedule for them and they were announced and i got all the guys that i played with when i was like, eight, nine, ten, and everybody is coming with their families. so you know, that gives you obviously extra motivation. finally tonight, president obama digs alex, the president as you know in russia this week. while speaking to students there this morning, they said, "as a resident of washington, i continue to benefit from the contributions of russians, specifically him. we're very pleased to have him in d.c." and now another republican, they reported to mr.