♪ a star-studded final farewell to the king of pop. ♪ i'll be there >> family, friends, thousands of fans gather in downtown los angeles to remember the life of michael jackson. and to celebrate his accomplishments. >> i think hs simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> more than a dods entertainers spoke and performed at what was one of the biggest celebrity sendoffs of all time.

millions watched from around the world. . >> good afternoon. i'm kimberly suit zblers i'm barbara harrison. jim and pat are off tonight. >> it has been a day to remember the king of pop. an estimated 20,000 people gathered at the staples center for an unprecedented public tribute to michael jackson. >> the day began early this morning with a private ceremony, family and close friends gathered for service at a cemetery in hollywood hills. about 30 minutes later, jackson's golden flower-draped casket was escorted to the staples center by motorcade good it was carried to the front of the stage as adoring fans who had won a lottery to be there looked on. jay gray has the latest. >> a long day of good-es began at memorial park. mike's family, including his three young children, joined by a small group of friends for a

turned very public. a 30-vehicle motorcade including a hearst carrying his casket wound through los angeles to the staples center where a quiet respectful crowd waited. ordinary fans -- >> i think it is just going to be one of those once in a lifetime experiences to come and pay respects to michael jackson. >> reporter: and the famous all here for jackson'sinal curtain call. to the old gospel standard. ♪ >> reporter: the king of pop was moved to a place he was so familiar with in life and perhaps most comfortable. center stage. the reverence of a church service -- ♪ i'll be there >> reporter: gave way to a concert. ♪ ♪ i never dreamed

♪ to love one another ♪ >> reporter: and video tributes. those closest to him say that's exactly what the consummate showman would have wanted. >> i think he's simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> reporter: from a family of entertainers, his brother jermaine joining the tribute with an emotional and heartfelt performance of one of jackson's favorite songs. ♪ smile until your heart is aching ♪ ♪ smile even though it is

breaking ♪ >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news. >> fans here in the d.c. metro area also paused today to remember michael jackson. many of them took a little time off work this afternoon to attend viewing parties to watch jackson's memorial service. one such viewing party was held at the sidelines sports bar in largo, maryland. fans say that they wanted to watch today's memorial with other jackson fans. >> he was the best, you know. i remember when they came to the capital. people were passing out. falling out, you know, passing. and he was -- he was untouchable. that's how i describe him. untouchable. >> he was a god. i mean, yeah. he was like that. >> reporter: former skron lavar arrington owns the restaurant and hosted today's event and we will have much more with him coming up on "news4 at 5:00." a washington art gallery has set up a tribute to the king of pop. the emma may gallery at the reid

center downtown will display jackson memorabilia in its window. it will be visible to fans and onlooker 24 hours a day. others watched the memorial for michael jackson's neverland ranch. a small group of people huddled around a big screen tv just outside the gates of the santa barbara estate. many of them cried and clapped along with mourners at the loss service. one 46-year-old woman said she drove there from arkansas. last week there was speculation neverland could be jackson's final resting place and become a new sort of graceland. as you can imagine the death of michael jackson and his memorial service today are making headlines across the u.s. and around the world. here's a look at the "l.a. times" website. the paper focused a lot of its website today on the funeral and traffic impact it was having on the roads and freeways around l.a. to london now and the daily telegraph. providing live minute by minute coverage of the memorial service and events leading up to it. that service happened in the early evening in england. most people were at home

watching. and now all of the way over to australia where the memorial service took place in the middle of the night. the sydney mourning herald gave those who were up at that hour complete coverage of today's events. we broadcasted the memorial service on our website. nbcwashington.com. and many who visited our site posted comments and remembrances of michael jackson. here are a few of them. sheldon said -- gwen wrote -- another viewer wrote in to say his soul is at rest now and hopefully he finds the peace he has been looking for. how dough michael jackson? go to nbcwashington.com to share your thoughts about memories and the king of pop and just look for the comments section of the bottom of our memorial story on our homepage.

stay with news4 for coming coverage of michael jackson's memorial service. we will have much more on this coming up throughout the broadcast and later on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00. to an update on a story you saw first on 4. prosecutor have not yet decide whether to file former charges against marion barry. the former mayor was arrested saturday on stalking charges. the case involves a woman that barry used to have a relationship with. barry says he's mott guilty and he's confident the charges will be dropped. prosecutors have until thursday to decide whether to file charges. the district recognizes same-sex marriages now. >> how polluted is the chesapeake bay? here are tree other stories making headlines in our area today. a beautiful tuesday afternoon but how long will this dry trend last? if you took metro through montgomery county today, you may have noticed a large security presence. it is part of a training exercise to detect and due tour terrorist activity. over 100 officers from 12

different agencies took part to be prepared in the event of anna real emergency. riders can expect to be extra -- see extra police on the red line until 7:00 tonight. the district of columbia now officially recognizes gay marriages performed in other states. the gay marriage recognition bill which passed back in may became law at midnight. it is considered the first step towards eventually allowing gay marriages to be performed here in the district. in maryland governor martin o'malley said his state should respect same-sex marriages performed in other states. a newly released support suggests the waters of the chesapeake bay are polluted and dangerous. the chesapeake bay foundation claims that more people are getting sick from dangerous bacteria becoming more widespread in the bay and the foundation blames global warming and nutrient pollution. the foundation's president faults the envonmental protection agency for failing to clean up the bay.

what a great day we had out there. it is a on the warm side and dry. let's see what veronica johnson tells us about tomorrow. good morning and the rest of the day. what will happen later today n. >> it has been a good afternoon, barbara. as promised slightly higher temperatures today. and up to 88 degrees here at news4. currently we are at 87 now at this hour. still again humidity still relatively comfortable across the area. new market, maryland, duntd 54 degrees. the relative humidity at 32% and our winds today have been very light. mainly out of the west. there's falls church, too, at 87 degrees throughout the area. our temperatures today in the mid 80s and we have had clouds drifting through with a weak weather front that's just to our north ask west. and pennsylvania, up into upstate new york, severe thunderstorm watch but not here and here just a few clouds for that next couple of hours. it is going to be a warm evening for us with just a few clouds sticking around up until midnight. temperatures will be easing through the mid 80s by about 6:00 and 7:00 and then into the

70s, mid 70s by 11:00 p.m. and midnight. it will be a warm and dry evening, your fast forecast. little cooler tomorr on the other side of the weather system and we have some heat coming and it is not going to last long but we will talk about it in just a few. back to you. >> did i say good morng to you? >> you did. that's okay. you know what time i got up. >> i do. >> all right. thanks a lot, veronica. have a good afternoon. >> it is always morning with you, barbara. when "news4 at 4:00" continues, sarah palin is speaking out about her decision to step down as governor. but will she stay in politics? >> it is getting cheaper to travel. where you can fly for under $100 round-trip. we will have more on the day of mourning and celebration for the king of pop. we will take another look at some of the performance who took part in today's extraordinary memorial service.

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today president obama met the man some suspect is really running russia. prime minister and former president putin and president

obama traded views on a long list of common goals and threats. t two found some common ground. brian mooar has the story from washington. >> reporter: the first meeting between president obama and russian prime minister putin was far from the showdown some had been expecting. >> translator: with you we have our hopes and further relations between the two country. >> we think there is an excellent opportunity to put u.s./relations on much stronger footing. >> reporter: many believe institutin is the man really running russia. president obama recently you a accused him of having a foot stuck in the cold war past. president obama says the former kgb' man old school suspicion may be giving way to new world practicing mytism. >> i found him to be very smart and i found him to have a

practical bent. >> reporter: president obama suggested a solution to two key sticking points. our missile defense system and russia's unwillingness to get tough on iran. >> the threat from iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs is eliminated and the driving force for missile defense in europe will be eliminated and that's in our mutual interests. >> reporter: while the president was trying to sell a reset of u.s./russian relations. >> we need a fresh start between our societies. >> reporter: the first family got a taste of global culture. history on the russian stage. as the president tries to make some of his own. the president and the prime minister didn't agr on all the issues but they promised to be better listeners. on capitol hill, brian mooar, news4. four days after announcing her resignation, alaska governor sarah palin is shedding light on why she is stepping down. nbc's andrea mitchell caught up with palin who was fishing in western alaska. she said the expensive probe

against her family got to be too much. >> you haven't finished the job, some would say. >> you are not listening to me as to why i wouldn't be able to finish the final year in office without it costing the state millions of dollars and countless hours of wasted time, wasted -- we have true worthy public causes. >> reporter: some people have said that you saw the bright lights from the national campaign and came back and was very hard to readjust to the nit nitty-gritty work of -- >> like you mean, the fish slime and the dirt under thepingger nails and stuff? >> reporter: no, you know, the state capitol. the hard legislative -- >> no. that's not -- i -- i am a fighter. i'm -- i thrive on challenge. >> palin says she will remain politically active but when asked about a possible run for president, palin she is does not know what the future holds. ♪ this turned out to be great

time for travelers. if you want to travel in a few months, airlines are slashing fares and dan is a travel expert. welcome. thanks for joining us. >> good to be here. >> found out some air fares dipped below $100 on many routes today. what's going on here? >> that's right. southwest airlines is based on distance. $30 each way for all flights under 400 miles. $60 for flights under $750. and $90 for all flights longer than that. the short of it is the means shortest flights, ones 400 miles and less comes out to $81 after taxes and fees. round trip. >> cheaper than gas. you said some of the best deals are out at bwi. >> that's right. southwest is a big presence at bwi and fortunately air tran not quite as southwest but launched fare sales and both are the two biggest carriers at bw sxi great deals for people in washington. >> let's take a look at what you consider to be the top five deals in our area and hen your wild card. >> re one of the best deals right now are flights to boston. even before the fare sale, we

competition between southwest, air tran and jetblue. $80 round trip and boston is a great destination. another one from national airport san francisco. $213 to $216. some require you to book by thursday. others have you longer. $201 bwi to los angeles. orlando, $139. anyplace in florida, ft. lauderdale, tampa, they are ball that same price the next two days. for travel starting in august, september, going forward, and if you are a ski buff, frontier airlin is there right now, $260 round trip and aspen and there's even -- goes for january and 15th, even a week in january available, june or january 7 through the 12th if you are thinking about skiing, look for the deal to aspen. >> is that your wild card? >> wild card is buffalo. a lot of people may look at me and scratch their heads. $81 round trip. buffalo is the closest airport to the niagara falls. what a great september, you know, october weekend to get away and see the falls and take your kids and cheap destination

once you get there as well. >> right. before the 12 feet of snow comes. thks. hundreds of thousands of fans made their way to los angeles for today's memorial service for the king of pop. coming up, how those without a ticket got a littlereative to get inside. plus, did you know your age determines how you should save? an expert shares money tips for women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. and the owner of an unusual window display that's causing a lot of controversy heads to court. >> as long as we remember our time with him, the truth is he's never really gone at all. as long as we remember him, he will be there important ever to comfort us. >> playing off of michael jackson's song, pastor smith gives the invocation at today's memovialer s.ce ñññ

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the bar. >> family, friends, berry gordy of motown celebrating the life of michael jackson. >> thanks, barbara. so many memories, for sure. >> exactly. >> they had great weather there. >> yes. and -- i mean, humid this morning. >> just a tad. as promised slightly higher temperatures, too. we are going to start cooling off a little bit because there is a weak weather system that will move through here during the next couple of hours. temperature right now is 87 degrees at reagan national air important. dew point at 50 5 2 degrees. 30% relative humidity, 20-some percent yesterday. light wind out of the west at 12 miles per hour. gusting to18. take a look at the radar. quiet throughout the entire area now. the front still north of us. tomorrow with the same weather system we could have a few isolated showers, i think, showing up down here around the northern neck. with that weather system doing today let's take a look up to the north because upstate new york, areas throughout new england again, not just showers but they have some thunderstorms

and severe thunderstorms at that. rolling through eastern new york, new hampshire, vermont, massachusetts, too, even down to areas of northern new jersey, where they have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 7:00 p.m. that had just as much severe weather up there as we had here. there is the weather front that crosses our area tonight and we will see a few clouds. doubtful we have any showers at all with it. and you can see more of those storms down through the south and there's another stalled-out weather system there. 87 degrees, the temperature here. 83, atlanta. 86, st. louis, missouri. 92, dallas. still the heat over the south and southern plains and areas of the southwest. and we have been so lucky this year without the stifling heat, we have only had three days that have been 90 degrees or higher. denver has had two. salt lake city, even salt lake city had eight. dallas, texas, has had 32 days with temperatures above 90 or higher. at least eight days that have been over 100 degrees. 89 is the temperature in arlington, virginia.

mclean at 87. down from 89. showers and storms to the north of us, here is a look at the futurecast with the front coming through the area. we clear out mostly sunny to tart the day tomorrow. could have just a few clouds down through the south tomorrow. southern maryland and areas through the northern neck. maybe an isolated shower during the afternoon. that's the blue. and for thursday, calling it partly sunny day where shower activity, isolated and could be setting up in western virginia. so let's take a look then at your visual forecast starting with this evening. sunny conditions, clear skies, and warm and pleasant. sunset at 8:36. temperatures will fall from the mid 80s to the upper 70s. coming up in a few minutes, i will tell you about another pass of the international space station with the best time for viewing. we are clear and sunny tomorrow. delightful to start. 60 to 67 degrees. again, on the other side of the front, a little bit down back with the humidity levels and the temperatures a little cooler as well. 82 to 87 degrees, warm and comfortable. the uv index running at 9 and

again still have to put the sun block on even when it feels comfortable out there. we will take a look at the 7-day forecast with what loo like a string of 90s coming up. pretty soon. kim? >> veronica. >> a lot of us missed the beautiful weather because we were inside watching the memorial to michael jackson. had you the privilege of meeting michael jackson. >> on several occasions. because of my interest in children's projects. he came to washington on a number of occasions and visited with some of the things i was doing for children. and i remember him as being a very gentle, very child-like man. a wonderful, wonderful person. i remember mostly of the last time i saw him which -- was just a year or so ago. he was here and deborah lee of bet gave a little party at her house for him and i took my daughter, who was really too young to have been part of his fan base, but he was so wonderful to her. he was so much more interested in talking to her as a child than the adults.

and watching them interact with just a beautiful thing to see. he will be missed. i am a xwig fan. i crude through the whole tribute today. >> i did as well. we have much more to come on "news4 at 4:00." a day of mourning in celebration of michael jackson continues. a closer look at the star power at the staple center today. >> new promises to improve the food safety system across the country. >> he was once a comedian. but now after eight months the country's newest senator. (bell ringing) eñ

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welcome back. i'm kimberly suitors. >> i'm barbara harrison. good to have you with us. ♪ the world ♪ make it a better place ♪ for you and for me and the entire human race ♪ ♪ there are people dying ♪ care enough for the living ♪ make it a better place for you and for me ♪ >> that was the musical finale at today's public memorial for michael jackson in los angeles. the gathering ended with tearful words from jackson's daughter.

>> i -- i just want to say -- >> speak up. >> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just want to say i love him so much. >> jackson died almost two weeks after suffering cardiac arrest. he was 50 years old. the probe into the cause of the king of pop's death. according to the "los angeles times" the authorities are investigating at least five doctors who prescribed drugs to the singer. numerous bottles of diprovan were found in jackson's home. it is a powerful anesthetic so strong it is only used in

hospitals. the drug's side fegs include possible heart and breathing problems. stay with news4 for coming coverage of michael jackson's memorial service. we had have much more coming up throughout this broadcast and later later on 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> the federal government wants to make foods you eat safer. a better system to track down the sources of bacterial outbreaks faster. and the appointment of a food czar to make sure the plan works. tracie potts has details. >> reporter: willie samuels buys fresh fruits and vegetables twice a month at the d.c.'s farmer's market. >> you like to know what you are eating and what you are buying. you like to make sure it is safe. >> we know families have enough to worry about. shouldn't have to worry about whether or not the food on your dinner table is safe. >> reporter: with tainted peanut butter, spinach and other foods making 75 million americans sick every year, families do worry. vice president joe biden met the other of a 6-year-old boy who died from tainted fast food.

>> hamburger, some -- something we have all feed our children. something that all of our kids have eaten without us thinking twice. without us thinking twice about any possible danger. >> reporter: to address the danger the agriculture department will sample more ground beef and require nearly all turkey and poultry producers to meet new standards by the end of next year. the department will also build a national trucking system for outbreaks. >> we want the capacity to be able to rapidly trace back to the source of the food-borne illness should one strike. >> reporter: the fda's recommending new minimum safety standards for tomatoes and melons and leafy greens and requiring new pest control testing and refrigeration for egg producers to control salmonella. the new deputy commissioner for today will oversee those changes and safety advocates are hopeful. >> if this time they are going to implement the plans, if this time they are going to put money behind them, if -- it will make a difference. >> reporter: the ad department

and fad -- the ag department and fda are using one central command. what these agency ps so desperately need are more food inspectors and that's something lawmakers here on capitol hill are going to have to authorize and pay for. from capitol hill, i'm tracie potts, news4. fda says the effort alone will save $1 billion and 80,000 illnesses a year. al franken was sworn in today as junior senator from minnesota. >> and well and faithfully discharge the duty of the office upon which you are about to enter so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. >> franken kied by his wife, took the oath of office, from vice president joe biden. the ceremony comes after a long eight months recount and court battle. last week franken's challenger norm coleman conceded victory to the former "saturday night live"

comic. franken says he wants to focus on education and health care and energy issues. still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," a thief targets a holy place stealing and vandalizing a statue. it is all caught on tape. why participating in a team sport could help your kids kick bat.d biha

it is still comfortable and comfortable tomorrow, too, because we will be on the other side of the weather front. one producing cloud cover across the area today. ahead of the weather system a look at your city cam now. meanwhile, on satellite and radar you can see where areas of northeastern pennsylvania, some

showers and storms and new jersey, too. and out on long island right now, showers and thunderstorms that weather front right through pennsylvania and ohio right now. it will be dropping in tonight from cloud cover for us. just a few until about midnight and then moving south. 87, the temperature. right now across the area. by 11:00 p.m. we are down to 75 and 63 by 5:00 a.m. with mostly clear skies. and mostly sunny conditions for tomorrow. the high, 85. cooler than today. and 83 for thursday. still pretty comfortable. friday, slightly humid. the high 85 degrees. then we are into humid conditions for the weekend. 91 degrees, the high temperature. 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. same thing sunday now. with temperatures into the low 90s. something we haven't had a lot of so far this year. temperatures in the 90s. and 80s, upper 80s, for monday. more 90s tuesday, too. the weekend, early part of next week, now turning hot. back to you. >> in today's your body, your

health, teen smoking. team sports cannot come pea with movies when it come to getting kids to kick the habit. studies have shown that participating in team sports like soccer reduce it is likelihood youngsters will become smokers. well, new research finds that movies can erase that positive effect. half of the adolescents in the study that smoked said they tried it after seeing movie characters do it and those teens who saw smoking in movies were more prone to start smoking themselves even if they played team sports. a diet rich in beans, whole grains, tofu may help lower blood pressure. that's according to new research from northwestern university. scientists there say a substance that was found in vegetable proteins are the key. the amino acid abundant in beans, whole grains. blood pressure was lower with higher dairy intake of the

substance. research says there is no indication that the supplement was work in the same way. they encourage eating foods rich in this acid instead. and still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," tips for women on how to manage finances depending on your age. they are off. thousands dashed through the streets of spain for the annual running every day about 30 women in the u.s. learn that they have cervical cancer. that's why i chose to get my daughter vaccinated. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated when her doctor and i agreed that the right time to protect her is now. because it's about prevention. (nice) gardasil is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against four types of hpv. two types that cause seventy percent of cervical cancer and two more types that cause other hpv diseases. i chose to get my daughter

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here's the final closing numberses from wall street for this tuesday. stocks did take a hit. the dow is down 161 points. the nasdaq closed 41 points lower. and the new york stock exchange is off 115. back in the '50s the number of working women was around 18 million. today that number tops 68 million. a pay gap remains so experts say women have to be money smart. today's insider report, cnbc's carmen wong ulrich has money tips for women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond. >> reporter: we have certainly come a long way but women are not equal to men when it comes to money. yet. women make up almost 50% of the american work force and yet we still only make 80 cents to the one dollar that men pull in. we received smaller social secure benefits. by 32%. which means we need to work more

and harder to achieve our financial goals. for women in your 20s, the best thing you can do for yourself is to not fall behind with debt. it can be easy to get into credit card debt with small salaries and desire for a big lifestyle. but most 20-somethings graduate with college with five figures of debt already. so manage your debt well. live within your means. and make sure to star investing in your employer's 401(k). if you have access to one, and/or a roth i.r.a. in your 30s and 40s, we have families and more obligations on our money but hopefully we are also earning more. it is more important than ever to balance your household budge tote make room for your future goals such as retirement. savings for retirement should be a big goal now. make sure you have life insurance. disability insuran and wills and trusts. if you have dependents. when you are in your 50s be careful to balance the demands of paying for your kids' college and funding your retirement. your retirement needs to come first. because you can borrow for school but you shun be borrowing as a senior. play catchup if you need to but

don't get too conservative with your investments. if you don't need all your money at 65, you will hopefully have decades to go. i'm carmen wong ulrich, cnbc. >> when we come back, a thief steals a statue from a place of worship and it is all caught on tape. >> michael jackson's pet chimp, bubbles, capture ad lot of attention over the years. coming up, a look at whe the well-known animal now resides. good afternoon. i'm wendy rieger. a local tribute to michael jacks jackson, a look at a couple of them. law enforce many agencies preming for the worst on aerial rail systems. standing room only. on an airline. yes. one low-budget carrier is thinking about doing that. lindsay czarniak sits down and has lunch with lindsay with current washington mystics rookie marissa coleman. see you in a few mines.xxxgq2

let's get an update on the weather. veronica johnson joins us from the enviable position of being outside. veronica? >> that's right. it is still comfortable out here. meanwhile, humidity still down. you mo what? as we continue with this dry trend, it is time to start watering our grass starting to look parched in spots, including the spots from our friday's growing segment. flowers will certainly need some water, a little bit of a drink

this upcoming week. no chance of any decent rain until the weekend. let's talk about the international space station because it made a pass during the overnight this morning. lit make another one at 9:32 starting in the southwestern sky just above the rising with move in the south eastern sky. then fade east-northeast at 9:38. the international space station still nice and bright. hey, let's talk about what else is going on across the area, too. across the area, just a few clouds here. we will see, think i, clouds moving south of the area tomorr tomorrow. temperatures across the area 87 degrees. where do we go from here? a little cooler than last night. and on the other side of that front. 50s to 60s. high temperature tomorrow let's put it on for you. degrees across the area with mostly sunny skies. back to you. one thing that michael jackson was known for a one time and in one time in his life was his pet chimp named bubbles. at one point jackson called

bubbles his best friend in the world. he reportedly slept in a crib at the neverland ranch. by the age of 5, bubbles became too big to live in the house so he was moved to a wildlife sanction wary. bubbles is now 26 years old and he's one of more than 40 chimps at the center for great apes. caregivers say they have seen proof jackson taught bubbles to moonwalk. hey. not bad. just when you thought the events in los angeles couldn't look any more like a circus sometimes, there's this. the elephants came parading down the street in front of the staples center early this morning. they walked from union station to the arena before dawn this morning. the circus opens at staples center tomorrow. >> i think michael jackson would ve liked that. don't you? >> i do. i think he would have. coming up the owner of a bash cube restaurant gets to keep an unusual display in his store window. >> plus, a fan who won one of the coveted tickets to today's memorial service had no way to

get to l.a. find out how a stranger stepped in and made her dream come true. ♪ you are not alone ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ i am here with you ♪ you are far away ♪ far away ♪ i am here to stay ♪ you are not alone >> host of stars from sports, politics and entertainment honor the life and contributions of michael jackson.

time to take a look at stories making news on the web today. police near modesto, california are investigating what some say is one of the lowest types of crimes imaginable. they are looking for a guy that stole a statue of the virgin mary from a church. as you can see in this surveillance video the man topple it is statue outside of the church and then comes back to steal it. the man is still on the loose. one of the children who starred in "slum dog millionaire" has a new home after the last one was demolished by the government. he and his family moved into their new home today. this one has four solid walls, doors, a lock and indoor plumbing. the last one had walls made out

of corrugated metal. there seems to be a final decision reached in the case of the barbecue mannequin and thank goodness for that. this doll is the mascot of the barbecue restaurant in reading, ohio. the owner put the mannequin outside to help attract business. when he attracted was a lawsuit. a lower court ruled that the doll had to be covered up. but last night an appeals court overturned that decision and that means the busty barbecue mannequin will be back out in front. hundreds of people in spain got quite a rush today but this rush isn't for everybody. 2 tloungers and half dozen bulls dashed through the streets for the annual running of the bulls. they ran together in a pack knocking over anything and anyone in their path. accordinto the red cross, one person was gored and four others were treated for minor injuries. this is the first of eight runs.

♪ >> between to introduce you to shirtly and her daughter, among the lucky few to attend michael jackson's service today thanks to a stranger. ford won two tickets to the service but lives near san francisco and didn't have a way to get to the staples center in los angeles where the memorial was being held. she posted an ad on craigslist looking for a car pool. a stranger came forward and offered something better than that. two plane tickets to l.a. many fans agree whatever they had to do to get there was worth it. lee cowan has more on that. one measure of michael jackson's celebrity is the dedication of fans wanting to be near him in death, on that scale, jackson really was the king of pop. we found any number of incredulous stories of harrowing travel, leaps of faith and fans

risking finance am ruins to be here today. but to mohammed, he beats them all. >> i'm quite happy to accept the label as fanatic. >> reporter: we found her a flea bag motel, unpacking her things after a long flight from london. >> of course, my outfit wouldn't be complete without my michael glove. >> reporter: she arrived without a ticket to today's memorial. anonly pennies in her pocket. she was soon holding court by the side after freeway pleading in desperation as those with tickets drove right by. it really is heart wrenching. >> reporter: the desire to be part of a public farewell may have reached a fevered pitch after princess diana's death. but it has always been a part -- >> sell advice presley died today. >> reporter: so many fans turned out in 1997 to see elvis' funeral cortege that president jimmy cart her to call out the national guard. when babe ruth died in 1948, more than 100,000 gathered to

bid the home run king farewell. the godfather of soul, james brown, had fans lined up around the blockor a ghoulish good-bye john lennon's sudden death drove thousands to song. >> reporter: some fans need it. for her the long journey itself was a tribute. >> music, my heartbeat. it is part me. >> reporter: as the clock ticked down she kept pushing. we left her holding her sign and hoping for the best. >> it is going to be worth it, i'm sure. >> reporter: indeed, it was. . >> that's right. it was. late last night she got her wish. a ticket to the memorial from a fellow fan. that's "news4 at 4:00" for today. "news4 at 5:00" starts right now.

♪ my name ♪ and i'll be there this is a moment that i wished that i didn't live to see come. >> i feel the king of pop is not enough for him. i think he's simply -- i think he's simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> the final acted, the curtains come down after a star-studded sendoff for michael jackson. a day that was both somber and celebratory. >> a worldwide event watched by hundreds of millions of people tonight the final farewell for the music's legend. good evening. welcome to "news4 at 5:00." i'm kimberly suiters. >> i'm wendy rearing. waits as day for family, friends, fans, from all over to come tether to remember