. >> kennedy gave lorelei books, including the one he himself wrote about a dog named/. -- splash. >>e told me t whahet as sick. >> his brain tumor meant that he could no longer come here, but he left his mark. >> he told me about his dog, his brother, she has a lot of memories. >> and a heof le. ov d he taught her much, she says, about books and life. >> lorelei suwon, who is the little girl, she is 8 years old and was mentored by kennedy for her first and second grade. she told me that one of the favorite books that she and the senator read together with the children's classic, "the giving tree" and many would say, how fitting." -- would say, "how fitting." >> if you have any memories, share your thoughts with us about his life and legacy. and you can also read what others are saying as well as wjla.com. >> and rescue after police chase and crash in manassas. police arrested a man after he sped away from the officer and crashed. he got out of the vehicle as it began to catch fire and that is when officers rushed towardhgheo h eshe te eight-month old trapped inside. >> when i tried t

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i am lory rigsby, and i am on your side. ( loreley ) switch to nationwide insurance now. ( man ) call77-nationwide. >>> good evening i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm anita brickman. tonight the life and legacy of a man known as the liberal lion of the senate ted kennedy. this was the scene just hours ago indu pont circle, about 100 people held a candlelight vigil in his honor. he touched their lives in so many different ways. >> senator kennedy was a champion for issues of all americans and right now we're in a space in our life where we really got to be fighting for what's right and le was one of those guys who did that. >> i really respected him and i think he really loved and supported civil rights specifically but in turns of civil rights and in turns of economic issues, fair wages. >> and that really is at the center of it. senator kennedy made healthcare the corner stone of his political agenda for years. >> after serving in the senate for nearly half a century kennedy died last night after a 15 month battle with brain cancer. he was 77. his family is perhaps the closest we have to

i am lory rigsby, and i am on your side. ( loreley ) switch to nationwide insurance now. ( man ) call 1-877-nationwide. . >>> the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die. >> tonight remembering senator ted kennedy. his life, his legacy. washington andhe nation mourns the loss of cam on the. >> even -- camelot. >> even though we have known this day was coming for some time, we awaited it with no spall amount of breath. >> the liberal lion as the country marks the passing of the anchor of the first family of politics. >> pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm brian bolter. >>> i'm shawn yancy. last-minute funeral arrangements for senator kennedy are underway right now including plans to bring him back to our area. >> flags are flyingat half staff tonight at the capitol where kennedy carried out his nearly five-decade career as well as along the national mall and across the country. laura evans starts us off with more on his life and legacy. >> reporter: across the country and around