scores of people are paying respects to former governor marvin mandel, who is lying in repose at the capitol. news4's chris gordon has special honors for the democrat who spent nearly three decades in elected office. >> reporter: governor larry hogan has ordered maryland flags to fly at half-staff in honor of marv marv marvin mandel who hogan says dedicated his life to making maryland a better place to work, live and raise a family. >> there's no doubt in my mind that his legacy will live on in the minds, hearts and souls of all those people he touched over the many years. >> reporter: marvin mandel serve as governor of maryland from 1969 to 1979. he died sunday at the age of 95. he will lie in repose in the state capitol until 8:00 tonight. funeral services will be held tomorrow in pikesville. all new at 5:00, former maryland governors, democrats and republicans, share their memories of governor marvin mandel. back to you. >>> she says her religion prevents her from issuing same-sex marriage licenses, but now this kentucky court clerk's romantic history is being called into question

governor larry hogan and top maryland leaders escorted the cassette of former maryland governor marvin mandelnto the state house. an honor guard removed the american flag and covered the casket with the maryland state flag. although mandel was a democrat, and hogan is a republican, he spoke emotionally about their friendship. >> i, for one, will never forget the wonderful times that i spent with governor mandel, how much i learned from him, the time we spent together. >> reporter: hogan is not the only republican who calls mandel a friend. >> he did not see party at all. he saw people and he saw the state of maryland and he was going to do what he thought best for our state. >> reporter: democrats recalled mandel's ability to get things done. >> he accomplished a lot in his very quiet way and was a very good governor. >> reporter: mandel was governor from 1969 to 1979. in his later years, he worked as lobbyist in annapolis. for some, he became a role model. >> mainly being able to reach across aisles, focus on the better. of this state. >> reporter: deli owner ted leff i will have the says ma

a day. >>> today, a funeral service will take place in pikesville for former maryland governor marvin mandel. he will be buried at the lakemont memorial gardens. his family will welcome friends in annapolis later on today. mandel died on sunday, he was 95 years old. >>> all right. just ten days until the redskins regular season begins. the team has one more chance for final adjustments at the last preseason game tonight. the 'skins haven't lost a game in the preseason so far. they take on the jaguars at 7:30. today, colt mccoy is expected to play the whole game at quarterback. you will only see kirk cousins who was just named the starting quarterback for the whole season. that's only if colt gets injured. we hope that's not happening. >> why would you say that out loud? >> i know. i wish him the best. tickets are still available. you can watch the game right here on nbc4 at 7:30. >>> and the postseason game is after that, you can watch the rest of the programming at cozi tv. >>> breaking news, silver line only running between wheelie and ballston. and orange line single-tracking between east

but hogan didn't want to miss this opportunity to honor former governor marvin mandel. >> there's no doubt in my mind that his legacy live on in the minds, hearts and souls of all those people he touched over the many years much. >> reporter: mandel served as governor from 1969 to 1979 when he was convicted of corruption and served 19 months in a federal prison. that conviction was later overturned and mandel became a powerful lobbyist in annapolis. >> long after any personal controversy were forgot, the state of maryland will still be better because of his services and contribution. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers developed close relationshi shp ships with mand >> he moved the state forward in terms of the environment, health care, in terms of building schools. >> reporter: mandell was willing to bork closely with republicans, too. sharing his knowledge and experience. >> we had a very strong relationship with the governor, helpful to me and my office. >> reporter: mandel's family says he shared a crab feast and watched the ravens/redskins game the night before he died. >> he had t

meanwhile, a funeral service is underway for former maryland governor marvin mandel. that is going on right now. he died on sunday, he was 95 years old. now to a developing story from north carolina where an american marine has been killed, nine others hurt during a training exercise. a superstar says stallion helicopter made a hard landing last night. is of the marines injuries described as serious, the others are minor. the incident is under investigation. a baltimore proster arrested during freddie gray demonstrations yesterday is now out of jail. with interfering and resisting arrest. he is accused of kicking an officer in the face yesterday. overall, protests were peaceful. coming up, the new drama for the redskins overshadowing their final preseason game. and the unique moment when the pope asked a little girl to sing. wow. this thank you .ectacular. we worked with a designer from havertys for a complete refresh. you must be happy to get out of yeah you knowse? when we realized how great the furniture could be, we knew we wanted more space. how much more space?

parker graduated from james madison university in 2012. >>> former maryland governor marvin mandel willse at the maryland state house beginning later this morning. the viewing in annapolis will be open to the public from 10:00 until 8:00 tonight. mandel died sunday at age 95. he served as maryland's governor from 1969 until 1979. the funeral service for mandel will be tomorrow in pikesville. >>> today sweet briar college is about to receiver some of the money it needs to stay open for now. the nonprofit saving sweet briar incorporated says it will make a payment of at least $3.5 million today. the installment is part of a series of payments needed to save the liberal arts college. >>> we're looking at a hot one again today and tomorrow. tomorrow is going to be even hotter. imagine that. 93 degrees today. a couple of showers and thunderstorms mainly all of them are going to be off to the west. if you see one, you're pretty lucky. by friday we're looking at a better chance for rain setting us up for a great weekend. >>> cbs is next. a new study by the insurance institute for highway safet

. >>> a public viewing is taking place for marvin mandel, the former maryland governor. larry hogan and other officials were there to greet family members. the funeral is tomorrow in pikesville. >>> mark herring is running for election, he was considered likely candidate for governor but he wants to build on the progress he is making as statetop attorney. >>> depending where you are, you may be seeing some showers around you. >> the good news there, actually waning now, dissipating a little bit. bad news, there is fairly heavy activity on parts of the metro area. lets start with live look outside, not so bad in northwest, little sun. temperatures hot, no doubt about that. down to 87. relative humidity 53% on the board of uncomfortable. winds wester ly at 9. here is the first alert doppler over the last hour. really, the heaviest activity by far and away, howard county, montgomery, frederick. moderate rainfall, thurmont getting it, hagerstown, you are pretty much done. we move in a little. heaviest rain along i-70 between mount airy and new market, patch of rain around ur

. >>> hundreds turned out today to pay their final respects to the former maryland governor marvin mandell. family and friends piled in to the funeral home this morning. larry hogan called mandell the architect of maryland. dying on the age of 95 serving as governor from 1969 to 1979. >>> metro's top leaders came under fire after the recent derailment. now one of them is out. we'll take you inside today's heated meeting later. >>> some lawmakers are hoping the pope will touch on a few topics. what's on their wish list just after the break on wusa9 and your only local news so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network to the home, so you can get access to the fastest internet and in-home wi-fi available. and fios gives you big capacity too. so everyone in the house can get online. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. ultimately, that's why. get 25 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month. plus get $350 back. hurry, offer ends september 19th. get out of the past. get fios.

marvin mandel, who succeeded spiro agnew as governor in 1969, was 95 years old. horror film aficionados mourned the loss of wes craven today. the writer/director died sunday, of brain cancer. in 1984, craven's "nightmare on elm street," and its villain freddy krueger, carved a new path for the genre. he scored again with "scream" in 1996, setting off another wave of sequels. in 2010, craven spoke to abc's "nightline" about the changes he wrought, especially in depicting heroines. >> neve campbell in the first scream says, "why should i be interested in a horror film? they are always about some big breasted girl with no brain, no acting talent who runs upstairs instead of out the front door." so its that awareness, it's that sort of intelligence that is informed throughout these films. >> ifill: craven was 76 years old. still to come on the newshour: the week ahead in politics with amy walter and tamara keith. a trash epidemic triggers protests in lebanon. and much more. >> ifill: over the weekend, republican and democratic presidential candidates were out campaig

> the state flags of maryland will remain at half staff until sunset from the former governor marvin mandell whose funeral was today in davidsonville. the current governor larry hogan would declare them as the architect of maryland, dying sunday at the age of 95. >>> the detectives searched the home of the estrange husband after their wife was found dead. they could have found evidence that they had been looking for. all of this. >>> but up next the new developments in the deadly hit >>> a developing story out of alexandria tonight as they have identified the person and their vehicle that struck and killed a woman this morning and that they have also gotten a name for that victim and that none of them were released just yet as they would happen shortly at the intersection of braddock and commonwealth avenues. if you have any information about the crash that they would love to hear from you. >> a husband's home is being searched after they died just months ago in the brutal attack. >> and that they were not made in the murder of bonnie black. but as we find out new evidence could change that.

. >>> former governor marvin mandel lays in repose at the maryland state house. the viewing in annapolis will remain open to the public till 8:00 tonight. mandel, a democrat, died sunday. he was 95 years old. he was maryland's governor from 1969 until 1979. he also served 19 months in a federal prison after being convicted on mail fraud charges. the conviction was later overturned. the funeral service for governor mandel will be tomorrow in pikesville. >>> a furniture feud is brewing in midded mid. governor larry hogan is blasting former governor martin o'malley for buying fancy furniture from the governor's mansion at a deep discount. the state ethics commission is now looking into the matter. a new "baltimore sun" investigation unveils a lot of furniture went with o'malley. for example, a chair bought in 2004 for $1500 was sold to o'mally for only $15. political expert matthew crenson says o'malley may need to answer for the deep discounts. >> i think they'll be looking at whether there was any public announcement of the sale because the sales are not supposed

. >>> today, marvin mandel's body will lie in state. governor larry hogan will be among the elected officials to receive his body at the statehouse. a funeral service will take place tomorrow in pikeville. mandel died on sunday. he was 95 years old. >>> secretary of state john kerry making a major speech about the iran nuclear deal. he's outlining exactly what the terms of that deal are and what it means for the united states. shortly before that speech, kerry is expected to send a letter to congress about how the deal impacted u.s. allies, israel and the middle east. >>> it's 4:31, time for another check of the weather on the 1s. >> meteorologist chuck bell is here. >> good morning. it's quiet. a little bit of fog on rural areas, keep that in mind. temperatures well up into the 60s and low 70s across the area, so certainly a warm day out there. temperatures are going to stay generally at or above 60 degrees. 95 coming up for later on this afternoon. so planning out your day, hour by hour, then plan on a very muggy start this morning. t

now family, friends and dignitaries are paying their last respects to former maryland governor marvin mandel. the public funeral is in pikesville. mandel was 9 95. anne arundel police warned drivers that the funeral procession will slow traffic in that area early this afternoon as it heads toward davidsonville for the burial. >>> we now know the identity of a woman accused of trying to run off with a toddler on an orange line metro train yesterday. investigators say 48-year-old monique mcknight tried to snatch a 2-year-old girl out of a stroller with the child's mother standing right there. the train was leaving foggy bottom station at the time headed to new carrollton when it happened. because the little girl was strapped into her stroller, the woman was not able to run off with her. witnesses jumped on the woman and held her for police. >>> metro safety committee is holding a special meeting to review a report on last month's train derailment. it revealed that a problem with the tracks was detected a month before derailment between the federal triangle and smithsonian stations. no one was

. >>> today, a funeral service will take place in pikesville for former maryland governor marvin mandel. his family will welcome friends at his former home. he was 95. >>> the kentucky county clerk who will not give mayor's licenses to same-sex couples will be in court today. kim davis can face time in jail. the supreme court dismissed her appeal. now she's asking for more time to argue her case. davis wants to start a new appeal process involving kentucky's governor. we'll see how the judge responds this morning at 11:00 a.m. >>> a white house aide accused of shooting her boyfriend has resigned. barvetta singletary put in her notice august 28. she was put on unpaid leave three weeks ago after she was indicted on assault charges. her boyfriend worked for the capitol police. >>> 4:31 your time right now. a check on weather and traffic on the 1s. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tells us about more on the heat. relief in sight? >> yes, there is relief in sight. it's here in time for your holiday weekend. between now and then, we have to keep on sweating it out. weather impact on t

. >>> the public will have a chance to pay tributes to former maryland governor marvin mandel the next few days. mandel died sunday. he was 95 years old. wednesday he will lie in repose at the statehouse in annapolis. the funeral will be 11 a.m. thursday at saul, levinson and brothers funeral home in pikesville. the services are open to the public. mandel is remembered for a 26 year career that brought progress to the state government but ended with corruption charges which were overturned a year or two later. >>> prosecutors say the sheriff's deputy killed at a gas station friday night was shot 15 times all coming from behind. the suspect shannon miles appeared in court today. the harris county district attorney said the attack on 47- year-old darren goforth was totally unprovoked. she describes what witnesses saw and what the surveillance cameras captured friday. >> they saw a dark skinned male who was bald with red shorts and a white t-shirt run up behind the deputy who clearly did not see him or hear him coming and shot him in the back of the head. >> the judge ordered that miles b

speaker of the house marvin mandel, you're the guy. and he governed very well.e was one of maryland's best governs. he streamlined government agencies. he did lots of things. but one day he got involved in a serious accident in st. mary's county, maryland. what is mandel doing there? he had an affair with jane dorsey who was married to a maryland state senator, by the way, down in st. mary's county. and he was meeting her. he was on the way to see her when this accident happened. he tried to evade the issue. it didn't work. everybody found out about it and, you know, it kind of didn't help him but it didn't really hurt him that much but the big thing is when he was accused of helping some businessmen engage in criminal conspiracy, political conspiracy, bribery, if you will, on a piece of real estate. he denied he did anything wrong. does this sound familiar? didn't governor mcdonald say the same thing? and this is maryland, not virginia. he was convicted. he never gave up. he fought his conviction and he got the judge to return an innocent verdict and he was abl

--ecent report revealed that the employees who noted stevie -- -- former maryland governor marvin mandelday to attend, governor larry hogan. governor mandel was governor between 1969 in 1979. before that, he was speaker of the state house. before that, he was speaker of the state house. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network to the home, so you can get access to the fastest internet and in-home wi-fi available. and fios gives you big capacity too. so everyone in the house can get online. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. ultimately, that's why. get 25 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month. plus get $350 back. hurry, offer ends september 19th. get out of the past. get fios. announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael!" today, from the movie "trainwreck," amy schumer, and big-screen star jason statham stops by. plus, we'll give you a chance to win a luxurious tropical vacation, but you've got to tune in to win, all next on "live"! [theme music playing] [capt

former marvin mandel's body will lie in state. governor hogan will be among those elected officials to receive mandel's body at the state house. a funeral service will take place in parksville. mandel died on sunday, 94 years old. >>> today, secretary of state john kerry making a major speech on the iran nuclear deal. he's outlining exactly what the terms of the deal are and what it means for the united states. shortly before that speech, kerry is expected to send a tlo a report to congress. >>> she refused to issue marriage licenses to several same-sex couples yesterday, a day art supreme court dismissed her argument that it went against her religious beliefs. >> we're not issuing licenses today. >> based on what? why are you not issuing marriage licenses today? >> because i'm not. i'm sorry. >> why? >> you heard there davis saying that she is acting on god's authority. the company who sued her are asking a judge to fine her and hold her in contempt instead of sending her to jail. davis cannot be fired. she has to be impeached by

. >>> maryland is remembering former governor marvin mandel. we know when he will be laid to rest. first tomorrow, he will lie in repose at the state house in annapolis. then his funeral is happening in pikesville this thursday. he was maryland's governor between 1969 and 1979. he was convicted of corruption in 1977. that conviction was eventually overturned. >>> new details in the number of houston sheriff's -- in the murder of a houston sheriff deputy. the man charged in darren goforth's shooting has a his tir of mental -- history of mental illness. miles spent time in a state mental hospital in 2012. prosecutors say miles shot the deputy 15 times in an unprovoked attack. investigators say they don't know the motive behind the shooting. >>> starting today, lawyers will argue why a man convicted of killing three people at a jewish center should not be put to death. miller jr. was convicted of capital murder and other charges yesterday. miller had confessed to three murders. they happened at jewish centers in kansas city last year. miller raised his arm in a nazi salute when the ju

. >>> later this morning a funeral will be held for former governor marvin mandel.he funeral in pikesville is open to the public. the 95-year-old died on sunday. he served as governor of maryland from 1969 to 1979. anne arundel county police are saying be careful because the motorcade is going to impact traffic this afternoon when his body is moved to davidson for burial. >>> a late night update on the health of maryland governor larry hogan. he posted on his facebook page that he's happy to be leaving the hospital in baltimore and now headed back to annapolis. in june the governor announced he had been diagnosed with non- hodgkins limp foam madam president he's two third -- lymphoma. he's two-thirds of the way through his treatment. his scans show 95% of his cancer is gone. >>> a pretty good start but a hot end to the day. humid as well. showers and thunderstorms will mainly be off to the west so a good chunk of us will be nice and dry. hot and dry i should say. better weather over the weekend or cooler weather. mid-80s return for saturday and sunday. labor day not

. >>> services are now set for former maryland governor marvin mandel.andel has been called a monumental figure in the history of the free state. he died sunday at the age of 95. tomorrow he will lie in repose at the state house in annapolis. his funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. thursday at the brothers funeral home in pikesville. those services will be open to the public. >>> today you'll get a chance toway in on an issue that's causing an outcry in king george, virginia and other communities across the country. we're talking about fracking, a form of natural gas drilling. in an advisory opinion, the virginia attorney general's office has ruled that localities can regulate fracking. king george is the first county in the area actually to draft a proposed amendment to its zoning rules in the wake of possible drilling. >>> pay close attention to the road signs if you're heading out to the dulles airport cell phone lot this week. the lot is being moved to a new location because of sewer line construction. the new lot is across the street from the airport

. >>> former governor marvin mandel was remembered today as the architect of modern maryland. mandel died on sunday at the age of 95. his funeral this was morning in pikesville. it drew many of the state's political elite, both past and present and both sides of the aisle. congressman steny hoyer says he learned a valuable life lesson from mandel. i said i know some of your people didn't want you to support me, he said, you know, citizeny, you can't go through life with a rearview mirror and i remember that, that was almost 40 years ago. >> flags across the state are flying at half-staff until sunset tonight in honor of mandel. >>> now to the high heat and humidity affecting all of us. doug is here with more on that and the roads are starting -- starting to see some wet roads, doug. what gives? >> yeah, seen them a lot in certain area along the beltway here, down toward 495, the woodrow wilson bridge, the oxon hill area, a lot of thunderstorm activity right around that region over the last one to two hours, take a look and show you storm team4 radar now showing you where the s

like marion barry but i do not need to compare the two except wrote that marvin mandel his own book in010, and accidental politician. things happened. iro agnew just happen to be ignited. -- indicted. he knew people. he was a classic politician. statenged the way the paid for education. he changed things so there was a clear understanding of how we fund the schools in maryland. he took a state government with over 250 agencies, a morass of agencies, very little organization structure. he changed it to 12 department heads. a cabinet that would report to the governor about what was happening. he did a lot of things like that to make the state become much more modernized. it was a rural backwater before. brian: he did go to prison. tom: he did because he got caught up in the racetrack in prince george's county which is a suburb of washington. it needed more racing days. the number of days a racetrack could have is depended -- is dependence. the racetrack was going bankrupt. some of his friends, i am not sure how much he had to do with bill killed in the legislature that would allow them t

. >>> we know the arrangements for marvin mandel following his death a few days ago. he will lie in repose at the state house in annapolis. his funeral is happening in pikesville thursday morning. he was maryland's governor between 1969 and 1979. he was convicted of corruption in 1977. but that conviction was eventually overturned. >>> today, you can learn more about how d.c.'s mayor plans to cut down on homelessness. today, mayor muriel bowser will announce a new set of initiatives to aim at reducing the amount of homeless people in the direct. bowser wants living on the streets to be rare and brief. she is expected to lay out her plan at 2:00 today and that will take place at the department of housing and community development resource center in southeast. >>> today, highlighting montgomery county for using cameras effectively. cameras have been studied in montgomery county since they were introduced in 2007. it found a driver going ten miles over the speed limit has dropped. now, if the model were instituted nationwide, iihs estimates 21,000 lives could be saved. >

today a funeral service will take place in pikesville for former governor marvin mandel. he'll be buried at lake month memorial gardens. and mandel died on sunday, he was 95 gleer -- years old. >>> be sure to check for the latest on the kentucky county clerk who is headed to court today. kim davis is accused of refusing to issue licenses to same-sex couple. davis could go to jail for her actions. today she and her lawyers are planning to ask for more time to argue her case. >>> a white house aide accused of shooting her boyfriend has resigned. roll call reports barvetta singletary put in her notice august 28 and the white house accepted. singletary was put on unpaid leave three weeks ago after she was indicted on assault charges. she was a special assistant to the president. her boyfriend worked for capitol police. >>> the september heat wave we are all going through is making it tough for dozens of seniors in maryland. their air conditioning went out during one of the hottest weeks in the year. crews made a mistake and accidentally turned off a water valve causing the a.

marvin mandell is survived by his grandchildren. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. taking the polls of the pope's popularity. >>> plus big news on tom brady and deflategate while the redskins get ready for their final pre-season games. dave owens has got that all live from fedex field. >>> topper is back with more on tonight's storms and a look at your weekend forecast. >>> plus right after the break donald trump's big announcement. what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. >>> turning now to the campaign. he took the pledge. donald trump held a news conference today announcing to sign the pledge not to run as an independent presidential candidate. he believes that person would be donald trump. >>> tonight is the fourth and final pre-season game for the burgu

. >>> former governor marvin mandel will lie in repose at the maryland statehouse tomorrow.will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. mandel, a democrat, died sunday. he was 95 years old. mandel was maryland's governor from 1969 until 1979. he also served 19 months in federal prison after being convicted on mail fraud charges. that conviction was later overturned. the funeral service for mandel will be thursday in pikesville. >>> baltimore is taking no chances as hearings into the death of freddie gray approaches. >> all police requests for leave have been canceled starting tomorrow. that is when a pretrial hearing gets underway for the six officers involved in gray's death. the all hands on deck policy is designed to prevent a repeat of last april's riots. gray's death in police custody fueled protests and violence that injured more than 100 ofrsfice. >>> new information tonight on a 911 call mixup that turned into just an absolute fiasco. investigators outside of atlanta say police officers entered the wrong home for a burglary call. officers opened fire on a homeow

when you go meet marvin mandel, you are his friend for life for that moment you are talking to him.ame thing with clinton, same thing with marion barry. the fact that he did something slate doesn't wipe the clean. brian: can you remember spiro agnew? tom: i did not read -- covert national politics, but i don't remember why he was picked for the vice president's candidate. he cheated money for groceries, he got all kinds of things. small potato corruption. this is what gets me. i was telling someone before we came on, small potato corruption. michael brown, the councilman we talked about a moment ago. a few thousand dollars he there. as income was $130,000 is councilmember. ios tell politicians, look, if you're going to cheat make sure you make a lot of money and had it before we cheat you. your force if you go to jail for just a little bit of money. brian: in sporadic news case, he took cash money when he was president. tom: there was an entitlement thing where he thought he could just take it and no one would be watching. brian: what you think about the fact he pled no contest, wen

. >>> former governor marvin mandel was remembered today as the architect of modern maryland. mandel died sunday at the age of 95. his funeral was this morning in pikesville. it draw many of the state's political elite, both past and present, and from both political parties. flags across maryland will fly at half-staff until sunset tonight in mandel's honor. >>> well, angst and anger in philadelphia this afternoon about a change in plans for pope francis' visit later this month. the secret service announce there had will be a ticketed area reserved for philly parishioners closest to the venue. the tickets are free but the reserved area puts others five blocks away from the pope. the loaders of a group traveling from iowa is now wondering if it will be worth making the trip. >> we are finding out at the 11th hour that this event is not actually going to be open to the public and that we are -- there is a pretty good chance we are going to be so far removed from the main area that the pope is saying mass, it's questionable whether it's even worth it for us to make this pilgrimag

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