she'll be remembered when the first cara mccollum memorial scholarship is awarded at this weekend's crowning. >> her legacy lives on through us. we were so blessed to have cara a part of us. >> reporter: the contestants had to write an essay. keith came up with the topic. how do you plan to make an indelible impact that will last long after you're gone. >> it was very hard to write. the whole time i was writing it i was thinking to myself, what would cara be saying in this essay right now? academics were so important to cara, and writing. so the fact that they had to write an essay is perfect for honoring cara's memory. >> reporter: they say they can feel her presence on stage and in their hearts. the show must go on, they say, because cara wouldn't want it any other way. >> i know she would be telling us to keep going, keep smiling, keep shining and sparkling. >> by the way, keith read all of those essays and he also chose the winner. >>> now your nbc10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> we're off to a cool start this morning. also sunny. you'll need the sunglasses today as you head out t

. >> cara mccollum would have been on stage with them, rehearsing for the show. it comes just four months after mccollum, miss new jersey 2013, died following a car accident. >> she is truly so missed. all week we've been trying to figure out how we can do this without cara. it's been hard. >> after two nights of preliminary competition in ocean city, miss new jersey 2015. lindsey giannini will hand over the crown after this evening's finale. >> cara would hawant us to be happy. >> the 24-year-old princeton grad was a news anchor and beloved girlfriend of nbc10 anchor keith jones. she will be remembered when the first cara mccollum memorial scholarship is awarded at this weekend's crowning. >> her legacy lives on through us. we were so blessed to have cara a part of us. >> to compete, the contestants had a write an essay. keith came up with the topic. how do you plan to make an indelible impact that will last long after you're gone. >> it was very hard to write. the whole time i was writing it, i was thinking, what would cara be saying in this essay right now? >>

she will be remembered when the first cara mccollum memorial scholarship is awarded at this weekend's crowning. >> her legacy lives on through us, and we were so blessed to have cara a part of us. >> reporter: to compete for the scholarship, contestants wrote an essay. keith came up with the topic. how do you plan to make an indelible impact that will last long after you're gone. >> it was very hard to write. the whole time i was writing it, i was thinking to myself what would cara be saying right now? >> academics were so important to cara and writing. the fact that they had to write an essay is perfect for honoring her memory. >> reporter: they say they can feel her presence on stage and in their hearts. the show must go on, they say, because cara wouldn't want it any other way. >> i know she would be telling us to keep going. keep smiling. keep shining and sparkling. >> reporter: by the way, keith read all of those essays, and he also chose the winner. >>> we're looking at a winning forecast this weekend. looking nice both days. today starting out nice as well. mostly clear skies,

she'll be remembered when the first cara mccollum memorial scholarship is awarded at tonight's crowning. >>> taking action just one day after russia's track and field team was banned from the 2016 olympic games for doping. investigators have opened a criminal case. who they're looking into. >>> plus hillary clinton has a reason to celebrate. we'll tell you about the newest addition to the clinton clan. >>> russian investigators have opened a criminal case against the country's former antidoping chief on charges of abuse of office, a day after the world track and field governing body underheld a ban on russia for systematic doping. the copiantidoping chief says t countries covered up doping by its athletes in sochi. >>> this all comes as we are just 47 days away from the start of the olympic games. you can watch all the events right here on nbc 10. violeta? >>> after a beautiful start to the weekend, it looks like the nice weather stays put for all the dads out there as we head into tomorrow. i'm also tracking showers. it looks like that will hold off until next week. i'll have the detai

. >> reporter: cara mccollum would have been on stage with them rehearsing for the show. it comes just four months after mccollum, miss new jersey 2014, died following a car accident. >> she is truly so missed and all week we've been trying to figure out how we can do this without cara, and it's been hard. >> reporter: following two nights of preliminary competition in ocean city, miss new jersey 2015, lindsay giannini will hand over the crown during tomorrow evening's bittersweet finale. >> cara would want us to be happy. she was the happiest, funniest person that i had ever met. >> reporter: the 24-year-old princeton grad was also a news anchor at millville-based snj today and beloved girlfriend of nbc 10 anchor keith jones. she will be remembered when the first cara mccollum memorial scholarship is awarded at this weekend's crowning. >> her legacy lives on through us. and we were so blessed to have cara a part of us. >> reporter: to compete for the scholarship the contestants had to write an essay. keith came up with the topic. how do you plan to make an indelible impa

the first kar amc co-- cara caracara caracara cara mccollum scholarship was awarded last night. >> keith said reading the essays submitted for the scholarship was therapeutic. the winners will represent their states in the miss america pageant. >>> the fire fly music festival wraps up today. blink 182 and mumford and suns will wrap up the event. earth wind and fire will performance on another stage today. dozens of bands have performed since thursday. >> i feel like a super model, but like times ten, okay? it's true. i'm a super model. >> the presumptive republican nominee is not wowing the crowds on the cat walk, but with his words on the campaign trail. that story still ahead. to grow up. but teachers like mr. elliot saw something in me. made a connection with me. now i'm a teacher myself, right here in camden. i'm just passing it along to my own students and making those same connections my teachers made with me. now that's some beautiful music. i'm jamal dickerson, and i'm proud to be a new jersey educator. >>> students and advocates are expected to be there watching. it that a 1.5 c