edward m. or ted officially announces his campaign for the massachusetts senate seat once held by his brother, the president. the youngest of the three brothers, he will face edward j. mccormick jr. in the democratic primaries. there are hot times brewing on the massachusetts political scene. at the state democratic convention, edward j. mccormick, 38-year-old nephew of house speaker, mccormick, faces the nomination for senator. in contest with edward, ted kennedy, youngest brother of the president. they both aim at the seat vacated by senator john f. kennedy when he assumed the office of president. it is a noisy demonstration that has the rafters ringing in springfield. 30-year-old ted kennedy wins the convention endorsement by nearly 2-1. national attention is focused on a senatorial contest in massachusetts. while the president took no active part in the campaign, he left in the middle of one of the america's cup races to vote at boston's joy street police station. he had no comment on his b

edward locascio sr. said he'd been at his beach condo miles away when maggie was murdered and the time-coded security tapes of comings and goings at his building showed he was telling the truth. so locascio wasn't the likely killer but cops are trained not to lock onto one suspect early to the exclusion of other possibilities. >> 2806 granada blvd. >> and now one of the first officers responding to the burglar alarm that night was thinking back to that white pick-up truck he'd seen near the locascio house. the driver had pulled an illegal u-turn and if he hadn't been running hot to the scene, the officer would have pulled him over. the white pick-up would be a detail they would pursue. but bigger, more immediate, evidence had fallen right into their laps the morning after the murder. >> we received a phone call from one of the residents here that they had found a small sports bag in the bushes between the houses. >> the gym bag turned out to be a cop and prosecutor's dream. inside a knife, the killer's b

edwards speak before asking questions. the crowd seemed to be split, but heckling and chanting were kept to a minimum. >>> we are approaching 6:21. we'll get a check on the weather and traffic. tom keirein is in storm center4. >> we are starting off this morning with a clear sky at this hour and temperatures around the region are pleasant. it has turned moum hid overnight. right now it is near 70 in washington and the in suburbs of montgomery and prince george's county. from laytonsville, we have a clear sky and we'll have temperatures soaring to near 90 today with lots of sunshine. then tomorrow, it looks like it will be a little more cloudy with an easterly breeze, a northeast wind is keeping us a bit cooler, too. then on friday, a tropical system will be drifting, perhaps, just east of the shore to give us a couple tropical showers in the afternoon and evening as well as perhaps on and off on saturday with highs reaching the upper 70s both of the days. now we'll look at the end of the weekend and the first part of next

president obama has led to use to senator edward kennedy. the latest election results from afghanistan suggest president karzai is widening his lead. one of iraq's's most powerful shia leaders has died in hospital. he was being treated for lung cancer. he emerged after the fall of saddam hussein. our correspondent reports from baghdad. >> mourners at the baghdad home soon after the death was announced. some were overcome with grief. as the leader of one of the country's most powerful shiite parties, he wielded considerable power. >> he and his family worked with everything they had for the sake of iraq. >> he died in this hospital in tehran after a long battle with lung cancer. he maintained close ties, here meeting president ahmenijad. hear, he became a key american ally, too. the question now will be whether his party will keep such close links with the americans. his party is under pressure. they did badly in provincial elections earlier this year. it has been announced a new political bloc will be aimed at winning support back. although

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edward kennedy is gravely ill.sked that the magistrate your -- the legislature changed a lot about appointed a senator to take his place. he wants a temporary appointment by the democratic governor before the special lecture. it was kennedy who championed the five month election no option because he feared that mitt romney would appoint a republican if john kerry one. ted kennedy once what he wants when he wants it. chris edwards confesses that he violated federal election law and cut a deal to testify against a corner and another director. -- against acorn and another director. dianne feinstein is in another health-care controversy. >> we are outside of dianne feinstein's office. protesters have gathered. >> how did you find out? >> i got an e-mail from the obama people. >> we ask everyone we know to come here today because we are expecting a large contingent of the opponents to health care reform. >> did you come in on a corporate bus? >> we just housewives to care -- are just housewives who care. bill: the pro o

bill: that was edwards. >> come on. are shooting this full of holes it is almost exactly the same in the media didn't cover it nearly the same. why? >> because edwards is old news. you can throw him out with last week's fish. who cares? i mean, even his wife. bill: he is a big politician. >> was, was, was. bill: his wife is a best-seller. >> how can you compare what this story is with a guy who went to argentina and said he was walking the appalachian trail? bill: i don't believe you. governor of south carolina, nobody knows him. >> governor as opposed to. bill: nobody knows him. >> expolitician. wait a minute, suppose there had been a hurricane or a tornado in his state when he was gone, who was going to declare a state of emergency? he was walking the appalachian trail. you stay out of this for a minute. >> i can't believe. this. >> he was such a liar? edwards goes on abc. he looks into the camera and -- i can't believe you. >> he is old news. this guy is -- wait a minute. are you saying it's because is he a democrat?

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senator edward moore kennedy. this morning, ted kennedy' body lies in repose in boston before his funeral tomorrow at a historic church in boston and burial at arlington national cemetery. you're looking at live pictures from inside the kennedy library. beautiful picture through that window there of the boston skyline. >> sunrise. beautiful. >> gorgeous picture. m picture. good morning. thanks for waking up with us this morning here on "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for barbara harrison this morning. not so much of a recognize over our area this morning. >> a lot of haze and clouds out there. a lot of it looks like low hanging clouds. >> they are out there, and many of our viewers in the northern gobusus are waking upbu gmpy and ghhtniigbrig l overnight bright lightning andn booming thunderept many awake. right now it's beginning to diminish, those thund erower e diarws heading ac kssanrot en d ross kent and y n st tere,he eastern shore, as well as now exiting baltimore a carol imav se s

massachusetts senator edward kennedy has lost his battle with brain cancer. he died late last night at his home in high yannis port, massachusetts with his family by his side. he was the youngest and last surviving kennedy brothe kennedy was elected to the u.s. senate in 1962. he was 77 years old. >>> the ted kennedy colleagues mourning the loss of their friend, one of those is senator barbara mlccul skiro fm maryland and she jnss u o t uhe telephone. thu anyok so much for taking the time t toal t ukyo tsshismornin l knlaedy cedrin spirit with oe of me with him. aou ywhrr thoughtthiss nmo fir of all,yst m condolees go out to the kennedy family and the people of massachusetts. but, you know, we were all part of the kennedy family. i think for people in my generation, senator kennedy was first of all, a great inspiration. i've known ted kennedy from being a social worker, working in the streets and neighborhoods, fighting a war against poverty, to being with him in the senate fighting a war against poverty here and around the world. i just feel so sad about thi

named fred barron who was edwards' finance chair and also edwards' friend.he said i sent her money. look i admit i sent her money. it wasn't campaign money. it was question whether money came from sources other than fred barron like the political action committee. bill: the grand jury is secret by the way. we don't know what's going on in there we don't even know if that's what they're investigating. they could be investigating something else for all we know. but, if edwards is indicted on using campaign money to send payments to ms. hunter, what -- it's a federal charge, right? it's a federal beef, what does he face? >> i didn't look up the potential sentence for this particular crime but i think the last time we talked about this i recall it was at least five years. the problem he has got is that there is another guy on this case named andrew young who initial day came forward and said i'm the father of that baby. bill: now he says he is not. >> he he is coming out with a tell-all group. he was called before the grand jury. what did he say to the grand jur

the american senator edward kennedy testified. -- has died of cancer. a standard for liberal causes, tributes have been pouring in from around the world. >> i do not think there is anybody who serves in the u.s. congress now who could be possibly missed as much as ted kennedy. >> finding common ground in the middle east. the prime minister of israel meets the u.s. envoy. she answered side of the story in a book about the italian prime minister's alleged affair. it is 7:00 p.m. in hong kong, midday in london, and 7:00 a.m. in massachusetts, where the veteran senator edward kennedy has died at the age of 77 after fighting cancer. he had become a standard bearer for liberal causes. president obama said in a statement that he was heartbroken and that the country have lost a great leader. our correspondent looks at the fame of a man. >> i am proud to stand with him here today and offer my help, offer my voice, offer my energy to make barack obama the next president of the united states. >> he was an icon in his party, a torchbearer for america's most famous

senator edward kennedy's death is a part of that history. armando trull had a chance to talk about the man of the liberal lion of the senate. >> as news made headlines and filled tv screens, the initial reaction from some followed by the realization that an era in american history had ended. >> he was someone who had strong principles that he believed in and which was unusual for many current legislators. >> he was remembered by those he met during his 46 1/2 yearlong senate career. >> it is exciting. i was in first grade at the time. it was a real honor to have him come to our house. >> everybody knows him. >> and by those who knew of his achievements of the liberal lion of the senate. >> he led the way for civil rights, american disabilities act and a lot of people that didn't have the opportunity to speak. he spoke for them. >> reporter: some people were harsh over the one event that may have cost him the presidency and a young woman her life. the 1969 accident where a woman died inside the car he was driving for ever marred his legacy in

. >> the life an legacy of senator edward kennedy. >> he was generous to a fault.ey're not too many people like that. >> friends and colleagues remembered the man they knew says teddy perr. >>> millions remember the extraordinary life of senator edward kennedy. tonight, we have learned that president obama will deliver a eulogy when he is laid to rest on saturday. jay korff has more on the life and legacy of senator edward kennedy. >> today, president obama said this, " for his family, he was a guardian, for america, he was the defender of a dream." when senator edward kennedy lost his battle with cancer at age 77, soap and did an extraordinary life. -- so did an extraordinary life. >> for decades to come, people talk about his legislative accomplishments and public policy. today, i lost my best friend in the senate. >> for a time, ted was known as brother to john and robert, whose lives were cut short by assassins. but this can be forged his own compelling legacy, contributing some of the most compelling legacy of the last century. from civil-rights to voting righ

senator edward kennedy and mrs. kennedy stayed with mrs. kennedy in the delivery and recover rooms. >> i want to say how happy we are today. i told ethyl i think joan and i are going to take this baby home. we think ethyl has enough of them. ♪ >> keep it moving! >> i say to you, we will restore the strength of america. sock it to 'em! sock it to 'em! >> richard milhous nixon will be the next president of the united states. >> we have a new president. he has shown that he's an extremely hard and industrious worker. this morning he indicated that he wasn't going to use the oval room. my mother read that in the paper and she called me up and said teddy, i see where the president isn't going to use the oval room. she said, i think someone ought to use it. we're looking into that. >> in 1969, we had a republican president. and it seemed important that we begin to have a loyal opposition. and to the extent that i could be a part of the leadership in the senate, it seemed to be both an important opportunity as well as responsibility. and one that

senator edward m.nedy ran up a victory of landslide proportions to join his brother robert on the floor of the senate. >> i remember very well the wonderful pictures with my father when he was recuperating from a difficult heart condition and i was recuperating from a plane crash. we had a wonderful opportunity to spend probably six weeks together every day, both of us recuperating back. it was a very touching and wonderful time. erything he needo succeed. mom: that's why i go to walmart. vo: find all the brands those other stores have but for low walmart prices. vo: like dell, hp and toshiba. save money. live better. walmart. your body needs sleep to feel healthy... to feel better. tylenol pm quiets the pain that keeps you awake. and helps you sleep, in a non-habit forming way. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >> here's a senator from massachusetts. >> really? >> you look like -- >> it was a lot of jostling, as i

how will the republicans regard edward kennedy's passing? >> reporter: i think they will issue statements much in the context and spirit of what you just read from nancy reagan. they will say they had differences with senator kennedy, policy differences, but they found him to be someone who fought for what he believed in and someone whose word was good. that was the greatest thing you would hear about ted kennedy in the hauls of congress. if you asked people negotiating with him on the most emotional, most difficult issues, don back to the days of the '60s, civil rights, women's rights, uni unionized issues, minimum wage, health care, immigration reform, medicare, prescription drugs, teddy kennedy negotiated with people who were opposed to him but trusted him in the negotiations. if he gave you his word it was good and you knew he wanted to compromise to get things done. he had fierce critics in american politics. you'll see an overwhelming outpouring of support. he was someone who had a great passion for what he did. he was respected across

senator senator edward kennedy was 77. -- senator edward kennedy was 77. >>> for more on the death of kennedy and stories about his career and life, good to wjz.com. >>> there's another tory vying for the headlines here in maryland. the governor has outlined the plan to close the state's $750 million budget deficit. he wants to lay off more than 200 state workers and more furloughs and that has manyout rained. we're live on the story downtown. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. we're standing in front of the state office building. and state workers are heading in this morning. it's going to be a tough day because they may learn specifics in terms of the state workers that will be laid off. as deep budget cuts set in for state workers, detail will be released today about which employees will be laid off. nearly 70,000 state employees will be furloughed and the highest paid will lose two week's salary and the low will will get by with three days without pay. and the take the is cutting $736 million from the budget. 60% of that coming from state agency, 20% from local governments a

. -- of senator edward m. kennedy, who we bury beside his brother, robert kennedy, and the late president john f. kennedy at arlington national cemetery in the next hour or so. this is a stop at the nation's capital. ♪ oh, beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain zplnchts for purple mountains majesty above the fruited plains ♪ ♪ america america ♪ ♪ god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ from sea to shining sea ♪ >> so appropriate to have the prayer from father coughlan, roman catholic faith was central to the life of senator kennedy, even when he strayed or sometimes crashed off the straight and narrow life, he always came back to the church. that's his son, patrick, you see in the foreground, standing at the hearse, the body of his father. >> thank you very much for attending. eternal rest granted unto him, oh, lord, and let perpetual life shine upon him. may he rest in peace. may his soul and outlet souls of the faithfully departed to the mercy of god rest in peac

the real person i care about is elizabeth he had -- edwards. i could careless about john edwards. we d need don't need to hear ab any more. my heart goes out to a woman who's faithfulness and courage has inspired all of us and she has had her very soul trampled on her. no sense of pro prity. >> i think it's a by partisan problem. >> by partisan? >> yeah. >> this is so much creep year than any of the other cases. by the way elizabeth edwards was going along with the whole fraud. >> be kind. >> don't say poor, poor elizabeth edwards she has been lying for him. >> she is attacking people who did know the truth. she knows this is the baby and she knows andrew young is the father. he is going to tell the truth now he made the point of saying he only had the affair when her cancer was in recision which is disproved by the way. >> the president addresses the nation's largest organization of combat veterans. the foreign ficcation of miley cyrus. that's coming up. >> so bam ma on the event. the peer people here the less he is like. the honey-baked bunches! the magic's in the mix. my favori

senator edward kennedy has died after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. president obama described him as "the greatest senator of our time." he had achieved so much, from civil rights to health care reform, and tributes flowed in from a political foe and friends alike. this from our north american editor. >> they called him the last line of the senate. he was the youngest of the kennedy clan who had become kingmaker and never came, lofty aspirations undermined by deep personal flaws. the united states is in mourning, but it is democrats to agree that the most. led by the president. >> he is one of the most accomplished americans ever to serve our democracy. his extraordinary life on this earth has come to an end. >> and the vice president also grew tearful. >> so many of his those embraced him. they know he made them better. >> he was the youngest of the kennedy clan, a rich catholic clan that became a political dynasty. he was in the shadow of his glamorous older brothers -- first jfk who was assassinated, and bobby was murdered, too. the last surviving

edwards did get one of his campaign operatives to say i am the father of the child. that campaign operative was married and had children of his own at the time. it was an idiotic story from minute one. it was -- there was nothing acceptable about it on its face. how would this have been treated if this was a republican candidate for president trying to get away with this? >> well, i think it would have been excoriated -- the republican would have been excoriated especially if he was a guy like governor sanford who seemed moralistic and christian. he would have been raked over the coals. the story was so idiotic, lawrence, some reporters, including some from this very network, told me it's so idiotic, it has to be true, nobody would fess up to fathering the child unless it was true because their kids are going to be made fun of at school, no aide would do that for their boss. >> all right, thank you, mickey kaus and steve mcmahon. mickey kaus and i are not surprised by this news today at all. >>> up next, bill clinton tries to rally support for president obama's healt

edward moore teddy kennedy. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: hour after hour, they ca by the thousand to the kennedyibrary not far from downtown boston. ordinary amerins who wanted to pay their last respects to the senator they called teddy. many visibly moved as theyiled by senator kennedy's coffin. >> well, i was completel overwhelmed, actually. >> civil rights and, you know, minimum wagend he really was a voice of the poor. and, you know, the common person. >> reporter: the line of waiting mourners stretched into the night. suddenly along theine came senator kennedy's widow, hugging and kissing, even though she had never met, returning thr affection for teddy. >> we're so honored they came out to pay tribute to my husband. >> reporter: the senator's coffin had arrived before nightfall by a military guard from washingto nearly 100 members of the kennedy clan were on hand. here caroline kennedy, bobby son chris, and robert kennedy jr. the kennedy family saying thank you to americans as americans sai

the long and remarkable carr of edward kennedy. this morning a public memorial planned in honor of the powerful patriarch of america's most well-known political family. how family members, friends, colleagues and supporters will pay tribute to his life. >>> well, good morning and welcome to "news 4 tod." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. today thursday, august 27th, 2009. we're going to take a live look outside at 5:00 this morning. 75 degrees it looks like. the capitol dome lit up today in the dark sky but we know that the sun will be coming up eventually. we want to know what the forecast will be like, tom. >> sunrise in about an hour and a haar ,ound 6:30. tof'rof a ar do have a few clouds we dhave a few clouds tr o ou h rtnonoo our noh ra dar. radar. temperatures, 75 iwashingt. a littlend nort h,es andtnorth, morning. slo morning. low 70s in southern maryland, near the bay. dese are the current that'ss. r that's rather humid. a weak front is along the mason-dixon line, pennsylvania border and drifting

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>>> emotional tributes to senator edward kennedy. >> we have become the ones who have to do all the things he would have done, for us, for each other, and our country. a >> friends, colleagues, family members honor the memory of the lion of the senate. local people make plans to pay their respects to senator kennedy as he is moved to his final resting place at arlington national cemetery. tropical storm hanna continues to move to the north and we're tracking its progress and reach -- tropical storm danny. >>> tomorrow, senator edward kennedy will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. tonight, people gathered to pay their trute to his life and legacy. caroline lyders has more on the emotional tribute. >> after the public said goodbye to the senator, tonight family and friends remember the man they called teddy. >> ♪ god bless america >> it was a celebration of life that mirrored the life that he led, music, laughter, family. >> he taught by example and with love. he showed us how to keep going, to love each other, no matter how mad we got, and keep working for what we believe in.

glor: tonight a final farewell, family, friends, and colleagues celebrate the life of the senator edwardnedy. >> he lifted me up in his strong gentle arms and said something i will never forget. he said, "i know you can do it." >> glor: i'm jeff glor. also tonight, at least a dozen wildfires in california forcing evacuations. and investigators search for answers in the bizarre california kidnapping case that took 18 years to solve. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: and good evening. as he moves toward his final resting place tonight, senator edward kennedy has made the journey from his family home in massachusetts to his political home in washington. hundreds of old friends and colleagues waited for hours at the u.s. capitol so they could say a final good-bye. you are looking at a live picture this evening. we will return there in a moment but we begin our coverage this evening in boston, where president obama was joined by three former presidents, dozens of members of congress, and the kennedy family for a funeral mass. national correspo

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democratic colleagues chose edward kennedy as assistant majority leader in the senate. >> this opening of the 91st congress bill most likely be remembered as the day senator ed bard kennedy moved out of the long shadow of his two brothers and began to stake out his own future. >> senator edward m. kennedy drove a car off a narrow bridge on martha's vineyard, massachusetts. kennedy survived by a young woman with him was drown. mary jo kopechne, a late secretary. ms. kopechne drown. >> i made an effort to dive in the strong current, exceeded only by my state of alarm and utter exhaustion. i was skbroefr come by a jumble of emotion, grief, fear, doubt, exhaustion, panic, confusion and shock. my conduct and conversations over the next several hours make no sense to me at all. according to police, eight hours elapsed until he showed up to report it. >> a spokesman for the senator said he might attend the funeral for ms. kopechne tomorrow in summit, pennsylvania. a hearing of the charge against senator kennedy has been scheduled for next monday. >> today, police moved to prosecute the senato

also in 2007, edwards aide admitted to fathering the child.ebruary of 2008 hunter gave birth to the girl and the father's name was not put on the birth certificate. then in a statement released in august of last year, so a year ago, john edwards admitted to the affair and said, quote: shepard: now, the national enquirer reported, and they have not b ng been wrong at all on this story, now wral reports as well that john edwards could make this public admission for the criminal investigation is over. we're working to confirm here updates as we get them. well, booking flights will be a little bit different starting this weekend. it's part of a government push to cut down on the number of mistaken identity cases in which really innocent people are delayed or even kept from flying at all because their names are the same as or similar to ones on that no fly list from the government. airlines will now ask you for your gender and your birth date. right now there is no penalty if you don't want to give that information we're told once the program is fu

edward m. grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late tuesday night at home in hyannisport. we have lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever. we thank everyone who gave him care and support over the last year and everyone who stood with him for so many years in his tireless march for progress toward justice, fairness and opportunity for all. he loved this country and he devoted his life to serving it. he always believed that our best days were still ahead but it's hard to imagine any of them without him. >> so many people are weighing in on the death of the senator. including political foes. we have a statement from sarah palin via her facebook account saying i would like to extend our cities to the kennedy family as we hear word about the passing of senator ted kennedy. he believed in our country and fought passionately for his convictions. >> and nan

john ensign, mark sanford, john edwards. we can all come together on this one. >> we can come together on this one for sure. >> there's a movie out today called "the time traveler's wife" about a guy who keeps disappearing because he's traveling in time. mark sanford should have used that excuse instead of the appalachian trail. >> all right. what did you say about it? we better not say that to stephanie. i know where you were on that whole deal. let's talk about -- let's talk about the president -- >> it does sound line argentinean tales. >> i knew you'd get away with that, that's good. moving forward to the weekend news here. the president's going to be holding a town hall meeting again tomorrow in colorado. at this point, it's been a good week for the white house, i think, michael medved. what does he have to do to close out this deal down the stretch? >> i think what he has to do is compromise. i've been saying this for a while. i don't think

edward also touted the benefits of the public option. one that would essentially create a government-run health care program to compete with private insurers. >> i think it is really important few have what i describe as a robust public plan option. that is a choice. that nobody is going to be forced into. >> when she finished taking questions, edward wrapped up her townhall by chiding the president for not demanding that a public option be a part of reform. >> the president has to be more declarative. and the president for a lot of reasons -- >> congresswoman edwards will be holding a townhall meeting tuesday in germantown. tonight she said she does not expect that crowd to be as friendly. back few you. >> craig melvin. thank you. >>> the only person convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 is a free man tonight. the scottish government released megrahi, who had terminal cancer. al megrahi spent eight years in prison convicted of planting the bomb that killed 270 people over lockerbie. among the dead, 189 americans. many of them co

edward moore kennedy, nicknamed teddy, is born on february 22nd, 1932. he is joe and rose's ninth child. when teddy is born, 15-year-old john fitzgerald kennedy is a student at the choate school in wallingford, connecticut. jack writes to his mother asking to be named teddy's godfather. >> the fact that he asked to be the godfather makes it seem almost as if early on he wanted to take a certain protective role towards teddy. >> not long after teddy's birth, joe kennedy sr. is named chairman of the securities and exchange commission, and then in 1937, he is appointed american ambassador to great britain. the kennedy family, including 6-year-old teddy, moves to london in march of 1938. >> there was a great affection i think between joe and teddy. i mean teddy was, as they say, the caboose in the family. it was said that on saturday mornings or sunday mornings, he would hop into his father's bed and they would read the cartoons together. >> joe kennedy sr.'s political aspirations, which include a run for the presidency, change with europe on the brink of wa

his son, edward, jr., lost a leg to cancer and his first wife joan faced alcoholism. when john kennedy, jr., died in a plane crash, it was once again ted who spoke at yet another kennedy funeral. through it all, his passion for politics sustained him. kennedy, the hard line liberal withstood a republican revolution and won the respect of republican presidents. >> he is a fabulous united states senator when he's against you, it's tough. when he's with you, it is a great experience. (laughter) >> couric: when it appeared the democrats might once again win the white house, kennedy wouldn't let history happen without him. last summer, against doctor's orders, he flew cross country to make this dramatic endorsement in denver. >> i have come here tonight to rise to our best ideals and to elect barack obama president of the united states. >> couric: he braved subfreezing temperatures to see barack obama sworn in as the nation's 44th president, but reportedly overcome by the cold and exhausted from excitement, kennedy suffered a seizure a at the inaugural luncheon. a hush fel

massachusetts senator edward kennedy has died. he was the 77-year-old lion of the senate, patriarch of the country's most storied political family. he lost his battle with brain cancer late last night at his home on cape cod. his life and 46 years in office marked by both triumphs and tragedies. we'll look back on one of the most influential lawmakers in u.s. history "today," wednesday, august 26th, 2009. captio paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning and welcome to "today" on this sad wnesday morning. the u.s. flag flying at half-staff in front of the u.s. capitol building in washington. that's the site right there in honor of senator ted kennedy, the nation's third longest serving senator. i'm matt lauer. >>'m ann curry in for meredith. there is a statement released by the kennedy family overnight that says it all, "we've lost the irreplaceable center of our tnee kkeedd kennedy was forced take over the mantel of the kennedy legacy following the assassination his older brothers.rede foh f. president and senator robe

edward kennedy seemed to take a different tact. what you make of that?-- what do you make of that? >> we were not always happy with the president of -- the position of president kennedy or robert kennedy, but along came brother teddy kennedy, who bitterly as a senator threw everything that he had, his soul, his heart, his guts into supporting strong supports legislation and to be a voice. i think he learned from his brothers that we could do better, and he wanted to eat -- one of the strongest piece of civil rights legislation and the strongest possible flooding rights act in 1965. -- the strongest possible voting rights act in 1965. tavis: do you think he became stronger on these issues because he knew the failings and shortcomings of his brothers? >> i think he became stronger because he knew in his soul, in his heart that we can be stronger, we can be better. he used to use the term, the phrase, "is the right thing to do, and we must do with." it was part of his faith, part of his upbringing to do the right thing, and care for the least among us. he f

. >>> we began this morning with a preview of the funeral and burial of senator edward kennedy. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy today in boston which is expected to drop people from across the political spectrum. >> at a presidential library on the edge of the ocean, the people came in waves. ted kennedy was bigger than life for many but his family and friends, he preached the gospel of the little man. >> people who struggle, struggle each and every day to just get by. he lived his whole life fighting for those people. >> last night, those who knew him best gathered for a private memorial to a remarkable public life. >> ted kennedy changed the course of history as few others have. without him, there might still be a military draft or a vietnam might have lasted longer and there might have been delays in granting the voting rights act or passing medicare or medicaid. >> the democratic lawyer and was famous for reaching out to his republican foes. >> he was good company, exxon co.. i think it will miss him more than i can say. >> caroline is the only surviving child

. >>> a scandal involving john edwards. what his wife wants to know. a woman dies on a soccer field. >> this is absolutely outrageous. >> a family feels victimized. es >>> you are watchg abc7 news at 11. >>> a convicted terrorist is back on his native soil tonight. the only man convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 was set free because he is suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer. the man is terminally ill with prostate cancer. that is why scottish officials released him from jail and allowed him to return home to libya. >> i am assuring his family some compassion. >> this is a very black day. >> rose very mild received the news she feared at 11:30 last night. >> i am experiencing a new and different level of grief, a rip tide of despair over this tragic decision. >> he was convicted of murder in 2001. 270 people were killed. president obama press tested the move. >> we thought it was a mistake. >> it is beyond comprehension. thiss a disgrace, for him to be sent home to the comfort of his family? and mass murderer? >> it was a compassion not