or lamborghini this week for under 100 bucks. >> a and band instudio. >> hey, tucker. >> good morning, everybody. off to a mild start. going to be hot this afternoon. high temperatures expected to top out in the middle 90s. lots of water if you'll be out and about later today. setting us up for a hot start to the weekend as well. 78 now in washington. 79 in annapolis. overnight we had temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s north and west. you can see these temperatures bouncing quickly. 75 in frederick. upper 80s by the noon hour. later this afternoon, down right hot with highs expected in the low to mid-90s. not much cloud cover to keep things cooler today. high pressure will keep us nice and dry. out to the west, remnants of isaac, churning up into the midwest and bringing much needed rain. some of that moisture will start to get in here towards the end of the weekend.

i'll have more details coming up. but for today, 95 degrees. winds shifting out of the south and west 5 to 10. hot with lots of sunshine. more details in just a minute. back to you. thanks, tucker. was a big night for the republicans. >> mitt romney officially became the party's presidential nominee wrapping up the 2012 republic national convention. fox's jennifer davis is live in tampa with a look. hey, jennifer. >> reporter: hi there tony and allison. mitt romney's motorcade passed by us about 15 minutes ago and we're getting word instead of heading your way for that rally in virginia later today, he's instead going to be going to new orleans to tour damage there. certainly the storm had an effect on the convention and apparently he's going to meet with the governor of louisiana and get a firsthand look at how folks there are affected. it's just one very clear sign that the convention here is

over and the race is on. it's official, mitt romney becomes the gop's presidential candidate. greeted by a receptive crowd. >> every day dad gave mom a rose which he put on her bedside table. >> reporter: on politics he spared no expense, hammering away at president obama and the need for change. >> americans have supported this president in good faith. but today the time has come to turn the page. >> reporter: with job creation a hot button issue, romney said unlike president obama, he supports business. >> in america we celebrate success. we don't apologize for success. >> reporter: and he closed with a promise for a better future. >> that future is out there. it is waiting for us. >> reporter: others speaking thursday night, rising gop stars like florida senator marco rubio. >> america is still a place where tomorrow is always better than yesterday. that is what our politics should be about.

>> reporter: the surprise guest was revealed. long time republican actor clint eastwood is getting lots of attention for his endorsement with romney and his conversation with an imaginary president obama represented by an empty chair. >> mr. president, how do you handle, how do you handle the promises you made when running for election? >> reporter: certainly all the speeches here got a pretty rousing reception. the campaign is hoping they see a bump in the polls. the democrats get underway with their convention next week in charlotte. jennifer davis, fox news. back to you. >> thank you. in other news this morning, isaac keeps growing weaker as this moves further inland. the storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression. after dumping heavy rain on the gulf coast for three days, the damage has been done. the storm is to blame for at

least two deaths and thousanded evacuated from their homes due to flooding. more than three-quarters of a million people in louisiana, mississippi and arkansas are in the dark and officials worry there could be more flooding in some areas. >> even as the storm has moved through our state, we could still see more rain, which could lead to more localized flooding. >> i didn't take it real seriously, and about 1:00 our cars were about to flood, so we tried to make it out. both of our cars got flooded in the process. so we just stuck it out. >> i woke my kids up and said we're going to have to get out, because we're starting to take in water. >> one bright spot to report this morning, the airport in new orleans is back open. other top stories now, this morning a prince george's county police academy class is searching one of the crime scenes at the amber stanley

murder. the 17-year-old honor student was killed in her sleep last week at her home. crews are focusing on the intersection of ascenton drive and campbell drive. killer is still on the loose. four firefighters burned while battling a fire last night are out of the hospital this morning. another firefighter who shared his air mask with a woman trapped in her apartment remains hospitalized. 23 years, that is how long george huguely will spend behind bars. the judge handed down the sentence yesterday to the former university of virginia lacrosse player from our area convicted of murdering his ex- girlfriend yeardly love in 2010. we're learning of a surprise phone call made minutes before last month's colorado movie theater shooting.

in a court hearing thursday, defense attorneys revealed suspect james holmes called the afterhours number at a hospital at the university of colorado. he was apparently trying to reach a school psychologist who has testified she met with holmes one time. she was not available when he made that call. holmes is accused of opening fire at a midnight showing "the dark knight rising" and killing 2 people. the navy seal who wrote a book about the raiding of osama bin laden is in legal trouble. it goes on sale next week and the pentagon's top lawyer said he broke an agreement not to reveal military secrets. he reportedly signed two agreements with the navy in 2007. a deadly shooting inside a supermarket in new jersey, in all three people are dead, including the shooter. started around 4:00 this morning at a store in old

bridge, a grocery store. it was closed at the time, but some employees were inside working. reports this may have turned into a hostage situation. we know when officers arrived, two front windows of the store had been broken out. other stories making headlines, a scandal at one of the most prestigious universities in the united states. 125 harvard students accused of cheating on a take home final exam last spring for an intro to congress class. officials haven't yet determined if this is a case of specific plagiarizing of answers or if it is inappropriate collaboration. some students not implicated maintain harvard has pushed a culture of lab are ative learning. a public memorial service

is being planned early next month in washington. armstrong's funeral today coincides with a fitting event known as a blue moon. the first full moon was august 2nd. and last night and tonight we have a full moon. it's not colored blue, that's what it's called. armstrong's family put out a statement when he died and ended by saying, the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of neil armstrong and give him a wink. there will be a welcome sight today on the national mall. the reflecting pool is set to reopen to the public following a long renovation. fox5's sherri ly is checking things out live this morning. hey, sherri. >> reporter: hey, tony. the renovations here at the reflecting pool have transformed this from what was once an eye sore to now a jewel here on the national mall. workers are putting the

finishing touches on it now. they're cleaning it up. about an hour from now, the fence we're told will start to come down. by noon this landmark will reopen to the public. the pool was almost completely reconstructed and redesigned. took nearly two years and $34 million. the stagnant pool with water that was here before now has a new filtration system. they filled it up last week from the tidal basin instead of city reasks. it will filter through a pump system and cleaned. it has specially tinted concrete that will improve the reflectivity. the walkways replaced with a paved path and now wheelchair accessible. new lighting added. for visitors this morning, it's worth the wait. >> this is money well spent. we look at where we are today, where the economy has come. we look at what president obama has done for us in our capital. i think this is one of the positive things that he's done for us, and we appreciate this

and i think our nation is moving forward. this is just simply a reflection, no pun on words, of what the administration can do for our nation. >> reporter: about 100,000 people visit each other. many out here now waiting for this reopening. this was built in 1922 so you're looking at a pool that was 90 years old. now with the renovations they're hoping it will last at least another 90 years or more. back to you. >> thank you very much. let's get to the next script here. >> there it is. >> health officials say more people have contracted the hante virus. an update next. >> a warning about batteries you use each day and how they may harm your child. >> the reason i was distracted,

it's almost ask allison time. you may have heard grape seeds are good for you, so why are they tken out of the actual grapes? i'm tackling that question. it's a complicated one in today's ask allison. stick around. 9:10. it's right after the break.    [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. this greek style yogurt has style. you can say that again. why thank you. this greek style yogurt has style. okay. stop saying it now. you're sending me mixed messages. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy.

health alert about the first reported death from the west nile virus in maryland. the health department will only say it was an adult who died. the state now has 13 cases so far this year. virginia has had five. d.c. one. the number of cases nationwide is up 40% since just last week. mosquitos get the virus from feeding on infected birds and spread it to people they bite. four more cases of the hantavirus have been reported among people who visited yosemite national park in california. that brings the total number to six. two of those people have died. park officials have sent out warning letters to 1700 people

who visited the park this summer. hantavirus is a rare lung disease usually carried by mice, rats and deer. people can contract it when they breathe in air contaminated by the animal's saliva or droppings. parents should listen up, there's a warning from the cdc about button batteries. they can be smaller than coins and are used in flash lights, remotes and other devices. according to the centers for disease control 14 children under the age of four died between 1997 and 2007 after swallowing batteries. 12 of those deaths were from button batteries which can cause chemil burns. consumer experts advise parents to tape the battery come partments shut. ♪ tell me something good ♪ all right. it is friday morning. it's time for ask allison. today's question has to do with fruit. one viewer writes, i would like

to know the benefits and/or purpose of seedless grapes. i find it interesting that grapes are being manufactured without the seeds, yet they say grape seeds have many nutritional benefits. for what reason do they spend time and money on manufacturing seedless grapes? wow, well, this is a very thoughtful question. it comes from jasmine jackson, and i thank you for writing in. the question is a little different for ask allison and i love it for that reason. i've actually thought about this. there is a lot of thought and theory that goes into our food and whether it's been genetically engineered and how safe all of that is. i'm happy to answer this question for you. the answer itself is a pretty easy one. convenience, of course. we all love just chewing on grapes, but for many it was a pain to deal with the messy seeds, where do you spit them out? why do that, why not have a baggy filled with grapes wherever you go and not have to

worry about the mess, right? manufactures met the demand and voila, seedless grapes were cultivated. but you' right, grape seeds have many benefits and have been credited for helping with just everything way back from the days of ancient egypt to wrinkles, cancer, from wrinkles to cancer and everything in between, they have said to help. recently associated with helping with high blood pressure and cholesterol. the arguments for the seeds staying in comes from hard core health enthusiasts. they say the grapes have been biological tampered with. you see this a lot in watermelon, now. the seedless, or you get the white seed, as opposed to the rich dark seed.

i've noticed it too, in bananas. used to have that dark pit at the bottom, but it's been taken out. this can cause the fruit to lose its nutritional power. some say this tampered fruit is viewed by our body as foreign and may cause inflammation and set up a more acidic environment in the body making it vulnerable to disease like cancer, of course. it's a little deeper into some of the theories out there. but that's what a lot of people will say, eat that healthy whole food nature provided for us. perhaps the best middle of the road advice, reduce your intakes of seedless grapes and watermelon. seek out that high quality organic fruit.

the supermarket guru online, i found advice from him, he said pick the certified organic grapes with seeds and he says crunch those seeds right up. or you can buy a bottle of grape ed extract. it's an interesting question. at the end of the day, it is for convenience. it's why seedless grapes were born. we're seeing it a lot with the watermelon. if you have a question you'd like answered, myfoxdc.com, click on the morning tab for a link to ask allison. this is homage to my mother, we spent our shopping days at places like yes market. there was another one, sunshine, something with sunshine in it. glut is still there, and it's good old healthy food. not always pretty. >> that's the other thing. >> not always pretty. >> we americans, we want pretty

food. >> right. >> don't want a brown spot. >> i were the ugly oranges, so sweet, but no pesticides. thank you, mama. etch a sketch is cashing in on a quote from the rom campaign. how the product is supporting the election. >> a fisherman nabs a record for a discovery. find out how old this bottle is. is there a message in it? i think so. time to check back in with holly. >> reporter: new want an amazing concert, allison, head to the west lawn of the capitol this sunday. it will be conducted by stephen, who is with us this morning. the concert this year includes a special arrangement, composed and arranged by steven, asey at the bat.

we'll get a preview with a special narrater. traffic on 395 all lanes northbound at duke street have reopened. an accident shut them down in the last hour creating backups of more than 3 miles. all lanes are now open. we understand there are some residual delays, but you can now get through that area. we'll be right back. he's made his choice.

but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. head north, to someplace pristine like acadia national park. there is nothing like the parks this time of year. the falling leaves, the crisp air, the perfect inspiration for air wick's fall collection.

yeah, when i smell all those things, i know fall is in the air. the fall collection brought to you by air wick and the national park foundation. something in the air wick. mitt romney shook the etch a night at the convention. the company behind etch a sketch is cashing in. the company is making the toy in red and blue. the new styles are for sale on amazon and will hit stores in october. >> that's really cool. that's cute. finders keepers and for one

man his find sets a new world record. >> the scottish fisherman pulled a 98-year-old bottle from the sea in april. inside was a post card dated june of 1914. the bottle was one of nearly 1900 released by a captain hoping to chart the currents of the seas around scotland. so far, just over 300 have been found. so andrew is the record holder for now, until a new bottle surfaces. >> cool. tickets for the new boeing 787 goes on sale tomorrow. one of the test flights will come to d.c. the dream liner is designed for environmental performance, and also provides more overhead bins, improved lighting and larger windows to name a few. coming up, an elephant versus a crocodile. and a diver befriends a seal. viral videos you don't want to miss.

>> up next, wisdom is learning how you can drive a dream car for the weekend. be right back. it's 9:25. ♪ baby, you can drive my car, and baby, i love you ♪ beep beep beep beep beep ♪    

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probably hard to surprise an elephant, but one crocodile managed to do that. the elephants are drinking water -- oh, my goodness! minding their own business. a crocodile jumps out of the water and bites its trunk. as you can imagine, the elephant was not happy. watch this again. he does manage to get away unharmed. here it comes. whoa! got to figure that crocodile, i mean --

>> who is taping this? >> oh, there's a lot more to this animal. >> how about the people shooting this? a diver makes a friend while swimming in the sea. the seal and diver hold hangs while hanging out in the ocean. that's pretty cute. >> cute. >> any time, though, i would be afraid of that right there. i'm just sorry. still a wild animal. >> giving him a pat on the head. >> i guess the diver is protected with all that. they're holding hands. very funny. >> they are. and cute. >> they're the comedians of the wildlife. i think so. still be afraid of that, though. >> is that safari? >> where they were? it may be animal kingdom in

disney. who knows. >> no, no, no. they wouldn't -- crocodile in the water with the elephants. >> okay. maybe it was safari. that's interesting. >> okay. what have you got for us? >> i'm going to do the weather forecast real quick. heating up today, mid-90s later this afternoon. 80s yesterday. 90s today. definitely going to feel that heat. lots of water if you're going to be out this afternoon. humidity, not so bad last couple of days, but back this weekend. really going to notice it as the moisture extremes from the west. showers in the forecast sunday. want to mention new tropical storm, leslie, developing late yesterday early this morning. maximum winds 45 miles per hour and out in the central atlantic. not terribly concerned with leslie at this hour. i don't think it will be

impacting any land areas. 78 in washington now. these temperatures jumping quickly. were in the upper 50s and low 60s north and west early this morning. already 75 in frederick and 72 manassas. temperatures going to warm up quickly. high pressure will keep us dry. see where that area of high pressure is. parked across the southeast, and the moisture here associated with the remnants of isaac have to be steered up and around it. nice and dry later this afternoon. hot. our winds have shifted. this moisture will get pulled into our region later tonight and tomorrow. that's why our humidity will increase and eventually our chances for showers and thunderstorms increase, too. if you're heading to the beaches later today, no problems. should be a beautiful afternoon at the beaches. start the weekend sunny, but sunday, monday a chance of a shower. if you're in the mountains, same forecast. better chance of a few showers tomorrow west. further west you get tomorrow in the mountains, better chance of a few showers as early as

saturday. 95 today. that's right. mostly sunny skies. hot this afternoon. should be dry. winds south and southwest 5 to 10. overnight lows mid-70s in town. 70 outside the beltway. warm overnight. accu weather seven-day forecast, 91 tomorrow. mostly sunny. rather humid tomorrow and we cloud up with scattered showers and storms sunday and monday. bounce around a little bit next week. starts to feel like fall the middle of next week with highs near 80 by thursday. that's a look at weather. allison, tony, back to you at the desk. thank you, tucker. >> most of us can't afford a ferrari or lamborghini. >> one company is giving you a chance to live on the wild side. wisdom martin joins us from waldorf to explain. is that your car? >> reporter: tony and allison, this is your car.

this one is allison's, and the black one is tonies. >> i love it. >> reporter: that's what i'm dealing with out here, the lifestyle of you guys. joining me to explain what is going on, ryan. tell me about this project. he's with imagelifestyle.com. >> we started this project about a year ago. we own a company, me and my partner, imagine lifestyles and we normally rent out vehicles. normally costs 1500, 1600 a day. we decided to make it for the common folk. make it for everyone. for 99 bucks to $199, anyone can come out and ride three laps. >> reporter: how do you get the word out on something like this? >> we're all over the country. after this, we go to boston, then seattle, and san francisco. we always go to major

metropolitan areas. we use our facebook, and daily deal sites. it's a mixture of everything. we have anywhere from a thousand to 3,000 people turn out. >> reporter: you picked this area because you have plenty of space. >> we like it because it's a huge ground. if someone gets offcourse, they'll slide in a safe spot. we picked it also because it's close to baltimore and washington. so everyone in major areas can come in and kind of take advantage of this. >> reporter: i'm going to take advantage of it right now. you have a safety instructor in here, so i won't have drama. how fast does this car go? >> up to 200 miles per hour. >> reporter: we won't worry about that right now, because i won't be able to do that. probably take me about a minute to go around. will take me a while to get in this car. you can do commentary while i'm getting ready here, tony and allison. >> all right. >> reporter: i'm getting ready. got any music for entertainment

purposes? >> can you see okay? >> reporter: i'm ready to go. i may lose the microphone, so you may have to talk over. >> okay. >> reporter: here we go. ♪ >> you know he's loving this. >> did he say how fast he'll go? >> reporter: here we go. oh, my goodness. both hands on the wheel. ♪ >> he's got to push the pedal to the metal. there we go. that's got to be fun. >> i know. that has got to be fun.

♪ >> they have the course all laid out. i'm sure some people are tempted to do, to make a right turn, bang, we're gone. >> that's the other reason they put the guy in the car with you. >> that's right, that's right. i wonder if he's ever driven a fancy sports car like this before. >> we'll see when we can talk to him again. really, it's the experience of driving it. >> right, right. now he's picking up speed again. >> look at the rims. so great. tony, that's awfully close to the bat mobile. >> you're right. i'd like to driver either. ferrari, lamborghini or bat mobile. >> there's the engine.

>> you go around a few times. for, what, 99 bucks? it's a great thrill. >> you can say you've done it. >> normally would cost over a thousand dollars, if you were going to rent one for a weekend. >> you can cross that off your bucket list. in a safe environment and you haven't broken the bank. kids can still go to college. >> right. i think they wanted him to come in. he's soaking if for all its worth. why not, you know? >> nice helmet there. wisdom, can you later us or not anymore? >> reporter: i can hear you. >> how does it feel? >> reporter: this is amazing. >> come on back to reality. bring the car back. >> reporter: this is nice. this is nice, very nice. >> how fast are you going to

get up to? he's probably out of range right now. all right. >> there you go. wisdom martin living the dream. >> when he's on that side of the track he can hear us and we can't talk to him. when he comes back around, if we have time, i'll ask him how fast he got it up to. great experience you can take part in this week. >> excellent. we'll see what time he gets back here to the station. >> if he stays in the car should be back here in about 15 minutes. >> you're close enough in. you have to give the car up now. >> reporter: i got to give the car up now? >> yeah, you're out of time. >> reporter: i don't get to keep it? >> no. >> how fast did you get up to? >> reporter: how fast did i go? i wasn't paying attention. >> at least 100. >> reporter: was i really? i don't know. i was focused on the road. >> you did great. >> reporter: thank you, i appreciate it. had a great instructor here. one more time. >> imaginelifestyle.com.

>> reporter: there you go. tony and allison, i know how it feels to be you guys and i'm good. >> break out your checkbook. >> reporter: back to reality and the honda civic. >> wisdom, thank you so many. see you later. big week for the jackson family as they celebrate michael's birthday. and the 25th anniversary of his ledgary album, "bad." >> plus, idol shakeup. randy jackson is stepping down from the judge's table. what he'll now do, plus the latest on the judge drama ahead in the buzz bin.    q

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today is the 25th anniversary of michael jackson's album, "bad." >> there will be a deluxe

edition released, including a dvd of the record-breaking bad tour. here's a trailer video of the dvd, which features a 1988 concert in london. today's anniversary comes two days after the late king of pop's birthday. his sister latoya and daughter paris celebrated by hanging out with a michael jackson impersonator. he would have been 54 years old. >> the one and only michael jackson. here's another jackson, the dog gays are over on "american idol." democrat reporting randy jackson is leaving the judge's table to become a mentor. he was the only original judge remaining. nicki minaj is apparently a 99% done deal. "american idol" producers hope there will be tension between the hip-hop star and mariah carey. as for who will sit in the other two seats, still up in the air. okay. this morning holly has been hanging out at the kennedy

center. coming up, the sounds of the national symphony orchestra ahead of their concert this week. >> and the d.c. steel drum band is taking us into the weekend. coming up after the break, they're performing "america the beautiful" for us. you don't want to miss it. time now, 9:44 on a friday morning. ♪   revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr.

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he is the man the washington post calls responsible for bringing an energy, easygoing style to nso pops. the conductor joined the pops last year. >> already his talent has created unorthodox pairings. holly morris has more from the kennedy center. >> reporter: good morning to

you both. what is more amazing is when he was named the pop conductor for the nso, he didn't know he was up for the job. that's how high in demand this guy is is how honored he is spending time with us. tell us all your jobs. >> i'm the principle orchestra here. i live in new york city and the music director and conductor of the new york pops at carnegie hall. in october, i'll begin as principle conductor of the canada orchestra. >> reporter: how can you be effective? >> i try to split my time, and wherever i am that particular week, that is my main focus. it's really about the growing the program. the cool thing, we get to share a lot of things together, especially between carnegie hall and the kennedy center. >> reporter: let's talk about

being here, because you're following in the footsteps of the legendary marvin hamlish. daunting or inspiring? >> it's both. it's daunting, but you know, i started to let that go, because that can really just ruin it, if you think about that. i had a great teacher one time that said you're never going to be the next so and so. you have to be the first of your own kind. >> reporter: we had an instant connection and didn't know it. it's because we're both from cincinnati. >> cincinnati. >> reporter: so we know the nats are doing great, but we love our reds. >> reds doing great, too. they're neck and neck. both killing it. >> reporter: you're going to have a special baseball thing as part of the concert this sunday. >> that's right. i wrote a piece for the cincinnati pops about 1995, '96 premiered it, and it's casey at the bat, the setting of the poem to music.

>> reporter: i'm going to be the guest narrater for today. we have pictures of you with john legend and chuck brown. how do you get those guests and how is it like to have people like that? >> it's a lot of fun. the kennedy center is a great draw for these artists, that they want to work with a 75, 80 piece orchestra. it's always a blast to collaborate with talent like that. we reach out to them and decide to build a program around them and with them. it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: all right. any suggestions before i become the guest today? >> you have to knock it out of the park. >> reporter: and he's funny, too. let's do a little bit of it. >> little bit of casey at the bat. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the score stood 4 to 2, but with 1 inning left to

play. so when coony died at second and did the same. a straggling few got up to go, leaving there the rest, with that hope which springs eternal within the human breast, for they thought, if only casey could get a whack of that. they'd put up enmoney now with casey at the back. slim proceeded casey and likewise jimmy blake, and the former was a lulu. there seemed little chance of casey's getting to the bat. ♪ >> reporter: and that's just a part. the real deal will be on sunday, west lawn of the capitol. the nso pops directed by the conductor right here. thank you for coming out. remember the concert is free. >> thanks, holly. >> reporter: we look in order to the season. >> thank you. >> oh, the drama. nicely done. the hottest steel drum band

in our area will be leaving for kosovo tomorrow to entertain u.s. military troops. before they take off, the band steel drum band joins us live this morning. did i pronounce that correctly? close? >> [inaudible] >> we all love steel drum music. it's so wonderful. >> thank you. >> you've been performing in one variation or another for many, like 30 years, is that right? >> 30 years. >> tell us a little bit about how you got started. >> well, the band started, i started in 1978. it came from the original

trinidad steel band. and myself and my uncle george, we formed the band. started playing in the area. we were in ocean city for a while for about 15 years. we had different people at different times. >> the music is wonderful. michael, you play a wide variety as well, right? >> we do. variety of jazz, pop. >> one of the things you've been known for are these shows that you do for the military. you spend a lot of time giving back and entertaining our troops and the others. michael, i understand this is particularly special to you, because your dad was a veteran, right. >> yes. my dad is a vietnam veteran. he earned a bronze star for his service. we perform for him and the people at charlotte hall, military home. and it's very special moment. we're happy, we thank the

people of pro sports nbc for bringing us along on this event. >> fantastic. what are you going to play now? >> "america the beautiful." we'll do it in an upbeat tempo. >> all right. there you go. let's hear it for them, ladies and gentlemen, "america the beautiful." ♪

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