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( 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 the world people are remembering senator ted kennedy's nearly half century of service spent shaping key policies. he was known as the liberal lion and there is no doubt he left his mark on the history of american politics. >> the work goes on. the cause endures. the hope still lives. and the dreams shall never die. >> reporter: edward kennedy served 47 years in the senate, longer than all but two other senators in u.s. history. but no one can top his legislative accomplishments in the last half century. senator kennedy was an icon in american politics. he began earning his reputation as the liberal lion of the senate in the turbulent '60s and '70s fighting against the vietnam war and for civil rights and women's rights. he was critical to the passage of bilingual public education, the job training partnership act and the landmark americans with disabilities act. he wrote the bipartisan family and medical leave act allowing people to take time off from work for maternity and medical needs. one of his biggest goal, universal health care. one year ago this week even as he was battling brain cancer, he continued his fight at the democratic convention. >> new hope that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every american north, soh, east, west, young, old will have decent quality health care as a fundamental right and not privilege. >> i can think of no one who engendered greater respect or affection from members of both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: president obama calls teddy kennedy one ever the greatest senators in history. mr. obama among countless politicians speaking out in sadness and admiration for the senator and the comments came from both sides of the aisle. >> even though senator kennedy and i disagreed on a lot of issues, the times that we did agree i found him to be a tremendous partner, somebody who stood right there, even when it wasn't popular in his own party. and i think that shows a man of strength. >> don't you find it remarkable that one of the most partisan liberal men in the last century serving in the senate, so many of his -- so many of his es embrace them. >> reporter: it's not just politicians. everyday americans are mourning him too. many leaving condolences on- line. >> the gratitude and fond memories that we've all borne witness, a figure in american history that touched so many lives. >> reporter: kennedy fought for universal health care. now with his death, many wonder how it will affect the health care reform vote that is expected later this year. >> senator ken decide's final farewell begins tomorrow morning. the senator's body will be taken by motorcade from the family compound in hyannis port in massachusetts to the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston. it will lie in repose. a private service will be held on friday. a funeral pass will be held at a boston church saturday morning. after that senator kennedy's body will be brought to arlington national cemetery. the cemetery has a decades long connection to the kennedy clan. tonight fox 5 news has learned the senator will be buried next to his asat natured brother -- assassinated brother robert in a hillside grave just down the hill from the former president. bob barnard continues our team coverage. >> reporter: the j.f.k. grave site at arlington national cemetery is a somber but popular tourist attraction in the washington area. >> it's timeless. it will always stay the same and always remind us of john kennedy. >> reporter: the eternal flame flickering nonstop for more than 45 years now. >>it's awesome. it's emotional. so much tragedy and knowledge. >> reporter: just down a hill the more understated final resting place of senator robert kennedy. >> you can't help but be emotional. >> reporter: a source with knowledge of the family's wishes tells us this is where teddy kennedy will be buried saturday, somewhere to the left of bobby's grave site. >> i think it's a good thing for a family to be together. >> reporter: and assassinated president, a murdered presidential candidate, and now the last surviving kennedy brother. >> i'm really surprised that they're not keeping him up in massachusetts. he's lived all his life up there. and i'm just really surprised they're going to bury him here. >> reporter: kennedy served in the u.s. army in the early 1950's but was never sent to korea. >> if the rest of the family is there i think it's okay. >> reporter: the final resting place for more than 320,000 americans, arlington national cemetery average abouts 30 burps a day monday through -- burials a day monday through friday. we're not sure what kind of ceremony the kennedy family is planning but a spokesperson tells us if a world war ii, korean or vietnam veteran wishes to be buried here with full military honors and caisson, it could take as much as two nmos thto schedulefter the veteran has died. he will join brothers jack and bobby in these hallowed hills. take a look over my shoulder n. photo of the kennedy clan snapped way back in 1938 well before the family realized the tragedies they would face. of the four brothers, ted was the only to die of natural causes. his brother and joe were plane in a -- were killed in a plane crash. tonight only one kennedy sibling remains. that is jean kennedy spight. she'a former ambassador to ireland and founder of a nonprofit group of people with disabilities. for much of his adult life, washington, d.c. was senator kennedy's second home. he lived in the -- [ indiscernible ] and supported several fund raising efforts for churches and schools. >> every year he would donate one of his paintings which was very generous and usually brought in kind a bit of mon. >> senator kennedy and representative boehner reached across the aisle and put together this dinner. they raised over $5 million to support these schools. >> kennedy -- [ inaudible ] the senator was a fan of the soda bread. one ever the people we talked o edy lla reat neia n wh is next for the senate seat kennedy has held since 1962? state law requires a special election take place between 145 and 160 days after a vacancy and there cannot be known appointed to the seat before then. california senator diane fine seen sent the kennedy family a message today saying massachusetts's next senator will never live up to the legacy that ted kennedy has left behind. >> i salute your history. i salute your heritage. and i salute all that you have done for the united states. we have lost a titan. his shoes will be very difficult to fill. >> senator kennedy's nephew joseph has been mentioned as a possible contender to fill the state. our coverage of senator ted kennedy is far from over tonight. the senator is known for influencing the lives of everyday americans. tonight they are remembering him. plus, the legacy he leaves behind and what's ahead for his long -- his lifelong push for universal health care. you can look for even more information on myfoxdc.com. to another big story we're following tonight. trouble in the tropics. you're looking at it. tropical storm danny not all that organized right now but the storm could gain strength and make a move toward the east coast sometime this weekend. sue palka track be the very latest models down in the weather center. see the spaghetti string whatever you call them? kind of getting our attention. >> they certainly got our attention this afternoon because one of the models that we do sometimes put some stock in was trying to bring it right into the mid-atlantic to the delmar advancement i'm glad to tell you, brian, that model came into line. let's talk about tropical storm danny which is about 700 miles southeast of cape hatteras. it has winds of 45 m esilan hour. that's the spaghetti models brian was talking about. it's the track of every model used to predict where a estosrm system may go. you can see there's one that's still really kind of out to lunch. the vast majority want to keep this thing off the coast. but i also have to tell you the hurricane center sis very f ncerned that the oceerntf er rmis to s may be shifting and to rtfoelreatunying and the models may not have gotten good information as to where to place it. here's what our dilemma is. it could be getting stronger. it's poorly organized as it moves to the west, northwest. it is expected to strengthen and in fact as it passes us this weekend and we hope it will stay out in the atlantic t could be a category 1 hurricane. it will be moving into some very warm water. the big question for us with this is where is it going to track because there's going to be some very heavy rain. i might show that you it does project a land fall up in cape cod this weeke, too. so we know president obama is up there. there's going to be an awful lot of rain. this will be a much slower move than bill. we'll talk about whether it might potentially affect us with the full forecast a little later. >> lot to talk about. everything you want to know about tropical storm danny is right at your finger fingertips as well. check out our website for track be the storm. police on the hunt for a killer. why they say victims may have been targeted. a gun and clip found inside a facility for troubled teens. tonight new beginnings is on the offensive. every driver's worst nightmare coming true on the beltway as a truck tire takes a wild ride. hold on to your wallets. we'll tell you which airline is hiking those baggage fees. we're back. announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! we're following a developing story in the district. the search for a killer after two people are stabbed on a city street in broad daylight. it happened this afternoon in the 200 block of q street northwest. one ever the victims -- of the victims died. roby chavez is following the story live in the newsroom. >> reporter: this all happened about 2:30 in the afternoon. police went door to door looking for answers trying to put the pieces of this murder mystery together. so far police have no good description of a suspect. one person was stabbed to death and the other wounded. tonight police believe the neighborhood may hold the clues. the crime scene was an alarming site for residents on q street. two transgender women stabbed in broad daylight. d.c. police have no reason why. one neighbor saw the two victims running away from their attacker. one of them collapsed on the sidewalk and later died. >> he came from down 4th street. he was gasping for breath and bleeding from his neck. he just said i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> reporter: d.c. police say the attacker is an unknown male in his early 30s. he was last seen wearing all black and running in the opposite direction. neighbors say this street has been quiet. >> still very unusual. i've been in the neighborhood for 30 years. we've had our share of crime in the city but i think overall in the last five, six, seven years it's gotten muscle, much, much -- gotten much, much, much better. >> i learned one person was called which -- was killed which is dismaying. this is the first time -- i've lived here seven years. this is the first time i've come home to this kind of scene. >> reporter: the victims are 18 and 27 years old. police don't know if gender played the role in the murder and stabbing but it did take place two blocks from an agency that provides services to transgender people, including transgender youth. >> i'm a transgender woman too i know a lot of people in this city. i was born and raised around here on q street. nothing like this has ever happened. >> reporter: regardless of the jendz are, the -- gender. the violent daytime crime is alarming it all. ty hope anyone with information will come forward to protect the neighborhood. >> when a neighbor is involved, -- the police can only do so much. >> reporter: the victim who survived is in stable condition. police immediately offered a $25,000 reward to try and get some tips. police say most of their tips these days are texted to them so you can text a tip to d.c. police. text it to 05411 --50411. there are questions about the safety. claudia coffey has more. >> reporter: administrators are investigating how the gun parts were repofd from a locked classroom. it has led to stepped up security and caused concern here for corrections officers. this artwork made of melted gun metal and gun parts stands in the lobby of new beginnings. it's the result of a new therapeutic and controversial class at the facility called guns to roses. >> the guns to roses program is about educating young people along the devastating -- about the devastating effects of gun violence and teaching them valuable skills, metal work, black smithing. we take instruments of destruction and violence and turn them into beautiful sculptures. >> reporter: gun parts used in this project were removed from a secure classroom. a gun piece like this one was found in the gin nays yum in june by a youth inmate who brought it to the attention of a corrections officer he trusted. >> if i did not have a relationship with the oficer, wehave used the gun to get out of the facility. how would the officer know if the gun was real or not? >> reporter: then in july a part of an ammunition clip was found in the youth living quarters. according to the union, a bullet was also recovered. the union that represents the security officer says they were never briefed about the program. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: that communication never happened? >> no, it never happened. >> repter: david mohammad chief of services for new beginnings says staff was notified in several meetings. he also disputes claims a bullet was found on the grounds. following the incident security was increased in and out of the metal shop. mohammad says the pieces were inoperable and no onwas injured. >> we're not going to just say we're not growing to do anything innovative, treatment, or rehabilitative oriented. these are young people who significantly benefited from this program. >> reporter: despite the incident, the program will resume within the next month. in laurel, maryland, claudia coffey, fox 5 news. news. ordinary tires turn frightenly dangerous on the capital beltway. imagine that coming right at you off of a dump truck. it lost two wheels on the outer loop near connecticut avenue. one went flying over the jersey wall and went careening into an oncoming suv. two people inside hurt. the driver of the dump truck said he hit debris in the road and he thinks that's what caused the incident. >> i have a spirit watching over me. nobody came out critically injured. >> that driver was ticketed for operating an unsafe 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get ready to pack a little extra cash next time you fly u.s. air. the airline is upgrading its baggage fees by five bucks. that means $20 for the first checked bag. $30 for the second when you check in online. prices are also going up at the airport. $25 for the first bag. $35 for the second. first class passenger, frequent flyers and active duty military are exempt from those fees. fixing the financial mess in maryland could mean more potholes in your commute. the road ahead could be rocky under the governor's new pan a whopping 90% of the money meant for road repair in month montgomery county and prince george's county is taken away. >> reporter: on a new website for maryland state employee, governor martin o'malley tried to cushion the blow of severe budget cuts. >> they represent about 5% of our general fund for 2010. by comparison, california's budget gap has reached as high as 49%. >> reporter: the state needs to flash $454 million in spending. the biggest chunks is being taken out of funds meant to support cities and counties. that money is used for local police departments, health clinics, community colleges and transportation. montgomery couy and prince george's county are losing 90% of the money ty were supposed to get from gas tax, driver licensing and titling fees. >> if there was a construction project in your neighborhood, it might be delayed. if you have a pothole on your way to work, it might take longer for it to get fixed. if you were hoping to get a sidewalk on your street in your area, that might not happen this year. >> reporter: in the plan the state is protecting k-12 education and the social safety net but higher education is taking a hit instead. the university of maryland system will lose $46 million. community colleges are losing $10 million. and that will likely mean? >> reduce class offering, larger class size, higher tuition. something is going to have to give. >> reporter: governor o'malley is giving thanks to state workers who wi have to endure more furloughs. >> thank you no getting us through these tough, tough times. we're all in this together. >> reporter: stl no matter how you serve it, the cuts go deep into the quality of life that marylanders have co expect. we're going to go through this again in january. the governor's office is expecting a $1 billion short fall in the 2011 budget. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. to the death of senator ted kennedy. it's being felt around the world and his home away from home here in washington, d.c. wisdom? >> reporter: brian, they celebrated the senator's life here in dupont circle