just hip hop music and latin music and all the stuff i'd sort of grown up with. >> hinojosa: and you were able to translate that... what i love is that you had these images of broadway, and you're able to take hip hop and salsa, and say, "yeah, yeah, yeah; it works on broadway." >> yeah, well, that was, you know, that was the gradual process of writing the show. but you know, in that first incredibly messy draft, i remember being in the audience and watching the audience sit up during the rap scenes when story was taking place and the characters were rapping to each other, and the audience literally sat bolt upright. and i said, "okay, well, this is new; this is something really interesting." >> hinojosa: so you weren't even sure of it at first in terms of the rapping on broadway? >> well, i didn't know if it would work in my show, much less on broadway-- in my little show at wesleyan. but when i first met with tommy kail, our director, one of the first things he said to me is, "the hip hop is the most exciting part of this, and the way you mix the hip hop and the latin music." and i

it is walkable and drivable from neighborhoods in the middle of the city where a lot of latin music goers live. i think one issue that might be worth addressing is the fact that there has been a lot of criticism of live music clubs with respect to honoring the food component and i'll be partnering with one of my favorite restaurants in the bay area. it is in oakland. it is a top 100 restaurant and the chef there is going to do brick oven pizza at brick and mortar. it will be open for lunch and dinner. while we have seen many kind of supper club-type places fail, this will not be a supper club, it will be a very casual non-reservation, non-open table type of comfortable community seating for the earlier food component part. so there will be -- the food sales will properly satisfy state's requirements to have an all age type-47 license. at least that is the intent. i think it should work. i will do the majority of the booking of the music. it will be live music from all different types of genres and all different types of demographics, which for some people it is confusing because there is

so many people, latin music, santana, i used to play at a bar with my high school teacher. we did "dream girls." we did better than the movie, in high school. having teachers like that, and we would play at restaurants. steve perry would walked in from germany, sitting down and having dinner. -- from a journey, sitting down and having dinner. i could not have got not know where else. by the time we got into the record industry, we would ride this out. we were already there. we were taught very seriously. when you see a celebrity, do not allow the camera. be respectful. when i met prince at 18, i was not really that excited. i was more excited, to be part of doing my job, but not infatuated with talking to him. he walked up and said, how are you doing? my name is prance. i said, how are you doing? that is what we did and we respected and we did the job. we never pulled out a camera, not once. mos def is , like, brroklyn. i did not scream oakland all the time. tavis: for all the bands that you have started and ran for comment -- written for, it is there another band in you in

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it is walkable and drivable from neighborhoods in the middle of the city where a lot of latin music goers live. i think one issue that might be worth addressing is the fact that there has been a lot of criticism of live music clubs with respect to honoring the food component and i'll be partnering with one of my favorite restaurants in the bay area. it is in oakland. it is a top 100 restaurant and the chef there is going to do brick oven pizza at brick and mortar. it will be open for lunch and dinner. while we have seen many kind

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they explain how they've created a new genre of latin music. ♪ ♪ >> the sound, cars, traffic, here attech, we represent this sound with electronic music and the music that came from are the states and we add up this music as music from this city. so we represent this lifestyle with the fusion of these different cultures. ♪ ♪ >> i grew up, so for me, something natural. you look over there, you can see the u.s. you have one neighbor, he has a wall or i have a wall, as well. >> here, tijuana, 1999, it started with pepe and i. at the beginning, he found some sounds and invited me to share that sounds with me and we started to compose the first tracks and then we decide to share this sounds with friends and that's how the collective started. we mix the very old technologies like drum machines from the early 1980's so we mix everything, and that's how it works in our sound. >> since the series started, it started more with music. tijuana life is always surrounded by music. today, for the new generation, the opportunity right now to enter a club and listen to house music and the other one is

music. tonight's first-person account, they explain now they created a new genre of latin alternative music. >> this sound is what we think is this sound. >> the traffic, the latin of the beat. here we represent this town with electronic music and music from the music that came from other states and we adopt this music as music from the city. we represent this lifestyle with the fusion of these different cultures. >> i grew up at the border since i was a kid. it was something natural. you can look over there and see the u.s. one neighbor, he has a wall or i have a wall as well. >> 1999, at the beginning he found some sounds and he invite me to share that sound with me and we started to compose the first tracks and then we decide to share the sounds with friends and that's how the collecting started. we mix the technologies like music from the early 1980's. we mix everything. that's how it works. >> it started more with music, all our life is surrounded by music. today we're the new generation, they have the opportunity right now to enter a club and listen to house music and the other is tech

latin rhythms, colorful ♪[ music ] ,,,,,,,, lot of skin, on full display at san francisco's carnaval de. >>> latin rhythms, colorful costumes and a lot of skin on full display at san francisco's carnival parade. today was the second day of the celebration commencement. samba down 24th street in the mission district. it is the annual showcase of latin american culture, food, music and of course dance. >>> this is about as fresh as food gets, cherry ripe for the pickings in the east bay. john ramos on the sweet reward. >> reporter: the roads outside brentwood are clogged with holiday travelers. but this isn't about visiting grandma. they are here for the cherries. >> it's fun to go out and have an experience, i never done it before. >> reporter: for thousands of bay area people, picking cherries right off the tree has become a memorial day tradition. >> $42. >> reporter: majory ranch is one of the two dozen cherry growers in the area. most is shipped off commercially but one weekend a year the customer come to them. >> i just think they like being out in the country and enjoy a day of i

parade samba'd down 24t ♪[ music ] >> latin rhythms, colorful costumes, a lot of skin on full displayt san francisco's carnival parade today. participants sambaed down the 24th street, topping off a celebration of latin american and caribbean an culture, food, music and of course dance. >>> an annual memorial day event, thousands of bikersen verge on the nation's capital. but, this year, it wasn't entirely focused on veterans. >>> i'm don ford in san rafael. a woman's pet is killed by coyotes. not that unusual these days. i'll have the story coming up. ,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. morial today. but >>> the annual memorial day rolling thunder motorcycle ride roared into washington and to the vietnam memorial today. but, this year, the bi

it's known for its latin american and caribbean music, food, live music and art.his year's theme was "live your fantasy." >>> as we mentioned earlier, the sierra received about a foot of new snow overnight. we'll look at somrero fm ma f squaw valley. a little skiing and a little swimming this memorial day loekd.en ok at all that snow that's up there. squaw appears to be the only resort still open for skiing. tomorrows last day. there's the swimming. isn't that a nice combo? it looks like a beautiful day out there and really good for skiing. not so good for barbecuing. a little windy out there. what's going on, rob? >> squaw valley, a foot of new snow falling in the last 24 hours. pretty incredible pictures there. around the bay area, it is much drier, the rain has moved on but the wind really picked up. upper 60s in oakland, 58 in san francisco, west wind at 26 miles per hour. and in san jose, 68 degrees. notice the humidity, it is dry, it has helped to clear out our skies but will also set us up for a pretty chilly night. we'll see temperatures dropping off into

we're going through latin america to put together a latin music show where we just scour -- it won't >> how do you want to spend it? what would be the perfect mother's day for you? >> doing nothing. >> with mark doing everything? >> i want to be with my babies, just be home with my family and just enjoy them and relax a little bit. >> is that the game plan? >> that is the game plan right now, yes. >> jennifer lopez, always a joy to have you here. you're lovely. thank you so much. we're back with the entire video in our fourth hour. up next, what you didn't see at the royal wedding, inside the after parties. first, this is "today" on nbc. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. let's just think of warm things...my new-sorry... -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon barbecue sauce all covered with hot melty cheese on grilled artisan bread. hot...steaky... toast

the annual festival shows off the best of latin american and caribbean cultures with some food, live music and a whole lot of dancing. and a whole lot of food in these pictures anyway. carnival has been around since 1978 in the city. if you missed out on it today you have another chance to check it out tomorrow, rain or shine. and don't forget the big parade is also tomorrow. and then afterwards, the festival is happening along harrison street between 16th and 22nd streets. >>> ahead on nbc bay area news at 6:00 -- we'll take you to joplin, missouri, where search teams are not giving up hope while the death toll from last week's tornado continues to rise. >>> also coming up, president obama wraps u hisuropean tri in poland. we'll show you what he accomplished there. >>> i'm monte francis. the rain did not keep thousands of people from coming out to treasure island today. i'll tell you what drew them here coming up. h >>> a gloomy saturday evening around the bay area. rain from san jose south toward morgan hill. still showers around san francisco and oakland. what can you expect for your ou

it is known for its latin american and caribbean dancing, the food, the drumming, the live music and the art and there you go. a whole lot of dancing as well. let's check in with the weather around here. what's going on, rob? >> we're watching the temperatures around the bay area. a little chilly around san francisco. it is 62 degrees as we take you to oakland where the winds are really gusty this evening. west winds at 18. look at san francisco. west at 33 miles per hour. 59 degrees right now into san jose. also, a little breezy. not quite ascold. 67. northwest wind at 15. for now the main weather headline is the gusty winds. could get gusts close to 45. airport probably through 8:00 tonight. we'll see if that causes any incoming flight delays. the radar shows the is s over the sierras where it is snowing right now of we've had a foot of snow above 7,000 feet. it looks drier tomorrow for the bay area. look what's happening offshore. we're watching another weather system that will bring a triple threat of more showers, possibly record breaking cold temperatures and maybe some thunder

latin, it is african, it is caucasian. it is good for everybody. we love it, we loved it. (musics a gorgeous day out there for carnival. with all sorts of activities. here's a view from mount tam. with wind speeds up to 30 m.p.h.- 40 m.p.h. tensor even in the 50s. concord, and san francisco at 51 degrees. the appeal from the golden gate bridge right around and sunset not any clouds. a great day and tomorrow is looking okay. with the best of the three weekend. extra clouds tomorrow so tonight, actor clouds moving in. those clouds will give a wait-extra clouds with high clouds with the next weather system of writing. the futurecast is showing a clouds, gray. notice that as this weather system is-are arriving coming from the north. that storm will bring a chance of rain. after midnight going into tuesday. the best chance could be for the north bay. relief light. nothing significant as far as accumulations' with relief light. tuesday, bay- area wide a fair amount of clouds and cool temperatures. with only low mid-60s for tuesday and wednesday. " weather pattern. that will be the diff

latin jazz category. the artists have to submit their work to the best jazz instrumental or vocal album categories. hawaiian musicmerican music, zydeco and cajun compete in other categories. paul simon and santana says it unfairly targets ethnic music. the academy is doing disservice to musicians. >>> researchers say vacation time is more than just time off from work. it can also lower your blood pressure. boost your immune system and help you live longer. but not shocking news, but nice to know that for scientific fact, it's good for you. researchers found it could take some people as long as a month for a stress-impaired brain to get a groove back. mcgill found people planning vacation were happier than those who had no vacation to plan. >> that is a we knew that kind of story. 4:57. next at 5:00 -- another world banking figure arrested for attacking the new york hotel mate. >> could you stand on shore and watch a man drown? what if you were a police officer or firefighter? it happened. i'm amy hollyfield. i'll tell you where and why up next. ♪ it's the way you bring out the sun ♪ sunnyd! ♪ it's the way you mak

latin jazz. >> also, our national artform jazz is being assaulted and contemporary jazz has been cut out, traditional blues, traditional r&b, american-made music, hawaiian music, it's been a sweep. >> the president of the academy told ktvu the cuts were made to categories that did not get as many entries as others and he says artists can still submit their music under alternative categories. >>> a mountain lion roaming in el paso, texas caused quite a scare. the mountain lion was spotted near train tracks. neighbors cornered it in a car wash. several buildings were evacuated, evening -- including a school. this all happened hours before president obama's visit to el paso to talk about immigration. the lion was shot and killed. o?oowq >>> taking another look at the big board on wall street, a drop in the euro is putting a drop on the numbers. >>> santa clara county is cracking down on owners of dangerous dogs following a series of attacks. just last month in san jose, a pair of dogs attacked dawn wilson and her siberian husky in kataldi park. her dog had to be euthanized. santa clara supervisors gave tentative approval for new ordinances under

country music's the zack brown band. latinas and 2000 grammy winners train. and on september 2nd, lenn lenny kravitz finishing out our hot summer season, only on "today." ♪ don't stop believing >> awesome. >> i was so excited about journey until you did that. >> you get crazy. >> at least we're not on television. at least i didn't do it on air. >> we're live. >> you have done something ridiculous on air. need we remind you of mary k. blige. >> wow! >> why did they have that ready so fast? >> they have it running on a loop here. >> i come here and i just feel it. >> i'm looking forward to t-pain and neyo. >> >>> good morning, it's 8:26. students lrnt learning and teachers aren't teaching in the moubt diablo school district except one. here's more, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this doesn't get started until another 30 might nutes or so. they have signs all around the school about the teach in. they are protesting the teacher furlough days. in fact, three of them going on in the month of may, the school board canceled

latin jazz category. artist submit the work to the best jazz instrument or vocal album category. hawaiian musicerican music, cajun submit in the best regional root music album category. santana and simon say it target ethnic music and say the academy is doing a huge disservice to many musicians. >> former head of the international monetary if you said imf one one time president contend interfrance hired a crisis team to fight back against charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel made. the team consists of former cia spies, new york criminal investigators and p.r. specialists. strauss-kahn under house arrest in new york city. >> president obama has chosen to stanford professor as the next u.s. ambassador to russian a.47-year-old political science professor michael mcfall is a leading expert on u.s. russia relations. if he's confirmed by the senate he would be the first non-diplomat to hold the post 30 years. pl currently serves on national security council and key architect in president obama effort to repair ties with russia. >>> l bay area power couple known for tough political tactic is hel

music these people have known for the past 40 years will change. it's the most significant retooling of the mass since 1973, when it went from latin to english. >> we wanted to make it simple for the people to understand, so we didn't stay true to the actual latin translation. we wanted to find words that people felt comfortable with. well, now you're comfortable. 40 years later you're comfortable. now we're going to try to make you uncomfortable by going back to where it should have been, all right? >> the vatican says the mass will now be more authentic, more accurately reflecting the meaning of the original latin. >> will the changing of this frequent used dialogue be easy? certainly not. >> in the current translation we say that "i have sinned through my own fault." now i'm going to say, "i have greatly sinned," but then they want to reinforce this, obviously, because now they've added "through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault," and you say, "i get it! it's my fault! i get it!" >> some of the changes don't fall trippingly off the tongue. in the creed, for example, the part about jesus being one with the father becomes

latin jazz category. those artists have to submit their work to the best jazz instrumental or vocal album category. hawaiian music american music, cajun will compete in the best regional roots musical album category. the musicians carlos santana and paul simon says it unfairly targets ethnic music. and says the academy is doing a disservice to many musicians. changes are coming to the grammy awards next year. again, some are calling them a form of subtle racism. just ahead on abc7 news at 6:00 -- why pg&e is telling newark residents not to worry if they are smelling natural gas today. buyer beware. the string of robbery that could have you rethink a plan to buy a car on craigslist. >>> a call for help. and no one helped. i'm amy hollyfield live in alameda. tiff story of a man -- i will have a you can see beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less t

latin countries did it begin? >> south america? >> and colombia. he started it by accident when he was with a group exercise instructor. he forgot his music.is own music. and everybody loved it. >> and this could be fun, with exercising and this is like carmen miranda and this is an event of the rolling hills club and novado. it is called fabulous fit and 50 . >> the history of body image and hollywood. i will do a segment at that n event. it is going to be a lot of fun. >> i cannot wait. >> just go to the website. >> www.rollinghills.com >> you can the even be at any age. and janu will do it in a few years [laughter] it will be empowering, an upbeat, and even lead you to the road of fitness. in a very effective. >> thank you,www.rolling hillsc.ubnovato.com theft >> and and and >> this is penelope cruz. and in pirates of the caribbean. his bill also, th >> it also, this is a rob marshall directed a movie. this is competitive and loaded with action. and the good news is that it is one of the best senwith wit,-and the 3 d is actual treaty. 2.5 hats out of four paths. and it is actual three- dimensional. >> next week and amazing movie i canno