abbey road on the river. >> you'll hear a lot of beatles music on the weekend, the largest beatles' music festival in the world starting today through monday at the gaylord national resort at national harbor. proceeds will benefit the american red cross. if you don't have weekend

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here is the original abbey road photo. later. >> they even took the cars that we couldn't find and put them in the background. we trimmed the trees, not literally but we did it. >> got derrick in the background. >> it's hard to tell the difference. >> al doesn't stand out at all. >> the black ringo. >> exactly like ringo. hey, man, help a brother out, would you? >> savannah and john lennon, come on. >> i've got to tell you, this the second time you've forced me to dress up as a man. i don't know if this is a bizarre hazing ritual. >> best thing, matt, no germs. >> not at the moment. i've been bathing. >> al tries to see if he can create the amazing grace of air jordan. coming up next, a 12-year-old featured in an olympic ad campaign asking everyone to find their greatness but it's not without critics. we'll have that story right after this. [ radio ] it's a scorcher out there...stay refreshed! [ female announcer ] new lipton tea & honey. sweetened with honey, made from real tea leaves and real fruit flavors. ♪ it's never f

. >> the bithe beatles tribute band is the highlight of abbey road and national harbor.re's brianne carter. >> we just got started at noon for the kickoff of today's events. this festival will last until monday with 30 different bands performing at stages indoors and outdoors. we will talk to someone from ireland, a beatles portrait artist who got in last night in town and joins us this morning. what got you interested in the beatles? >> since i was a child. my mom and dad named me after george harrison. my father could draw and once i started drawing i got a passion for drawing george harrison and listening to the music inspired me even more. >> you have some of your hard work with you today. tell us about this. >> it is a portrait of george when he was older in life. it is an image of him. [unintelligible] >> some of that art work will be here this weekend. thanks for being with us and georgeanna. things kicked off today around noon. it will go on until late into the evening tonight. the festival lasts throughout the weekend until monday. $35 will get you in the door.

many came out to tell the board it's time for a new high school in abbey grace. it was built back in 1955 a graduate those see how they waited for in bellaire, patter son vil and improvements to aberdeen and now they feel it's their turn. >> you know anything about the best kept secret and you ask us why, it's because we try to do the right thing for the right reasons and we just say wow what a community. >> this is just in the early stages but judging by the crowd tonight a new abbey grace will be on the front burner now. >>> well, this new november you're going to have several issues on the ballot states in maryland with all the referent dumbs. there's going to be a lot to weigh in on exas well as meshlging quality in the state's version to have deem act for undocumented immigrants. even though the election is months away the questions are already being formulated because the wording could have an impact on how people answer. in an average election year voters will see about half that many questions. >>> here we go again. there is nothing that stirs up more emo

a couple weeks ago, abbey sent out this picture showing her black eye. got sucker punched over the weekend. sweet redemption for abbey. she scored the lone goal in team usa's victory. now, for the other big story. everyone buzzing about team usa gymnastics, yes, already, the nickname "fab 5." now, these girls are from different parts of the country, but they all have one city in common. would you believe it's san jose? >> reporter: they became the fab 5 in the olympic area. they are now gold medallists. it appeared early on they were on their way to victory. >> definitely after allie finished, i was pretty confident we were winning a gold medal. >> it was a combination of being deeplial ey aial talented and t dominating from the vault. >> we were at the olympics and we worked our whole life for this. we wanted to make it count. when the crowd claps and cheers, it gets me so pumped up and hyped. >> reporter: they've been able to capture that same magic at the 1996 gold medal-winning magnificent 7. bella karelli coached the team. >> he's a strong and unite

. >> beatles fans can take a trip down memory lane with abbey road on the river. brianne carter has more details. >> all you need is love and perhaps a little rock-and-roll to route this holiday weekend. head down to the national harbors. they have dozens of acts that will be performing throughout the weekend and stages indoor ands and outdoors. things kick off at noon today. one of the sponsors is joining us. the festival has been here three years. >> come and visit the gretch exhibit. this guitar is peridotite number one, based on the original model guitar that george harrison bought when he was a kid. this is a picture of him at age of 17. it will be on display. we brought it from london to the united states and replicated it. it was quite a project. it will be on display here. come by and take a look. >> it's a little piece of history. anything you are specifically looking forward to in terms of musical groups? >> there's a lot of great music. the power of the beatles and that music, the spirit of it. it's a great family event. the steve kseizmoore band. >> th

abbey road on the river runs through monday at the gaylord national resort and national harbor. more than 50 bands expected to perform. >> having problems on the road? we will check in with angela foster. >> the latest is the update on the dulles greenway the. it's been a problem all morning. and overturned tanker truck. we've had the chopper showing you the results of the closure westbound at shreve mill road. they will divert you off. eastbound is open, but we are looking at a heavy traffic on route 7 as the bailout begins. back to you. >> thank you. it's going to be a beautiful day. mostly sunny, high temperature of 88. it gets hotter tomorrow. mid 90's on friday with sunshine. two thirds of this weekend's it will be rather damp from the leftovers of isaac. showers off and on sunday and through tuesday. >> we have to start the week and early tomorrow. >> that does it for us. keep it right here for good morning america. >> it's the last day for robin roberts

. >> beatles fans can take a trip down memory lane by rocking out at abbey road on the river. >> theusic festival is back this labor day weekend. it runs from today through monday at the gaylord national resort. 50 bans expected to perform. >> right now 4:57 on sunday morning. -- on this thursday morning. more bad news, wesley ahhh, now that's a clean mouth. i just wish it wouldn't fade away so fast. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] as soon as you leave here... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but now there's a way to keep the clean longer. introducing new crest pro-health clinical rinse. it's a clinical breakthrough that actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque at 2 months after a dental visit. plus, it gives you these key benefits. new crest pro-health clinical rinse. crest. life opens up when you do. also try new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste.

i saw you guys had the abbey road photo earlier, right?essionals at nbc spent hours getting that right. >> yes. >> with my tool, you'd be able to do that in minutes. anyone can do it for free. >> cullen, what's your -- i know you've got a question? >> how did you even come up with it? i'm not creative at all. i stair at a black line. it's amazing this is something on your plate. i know goal setting for us is very, very important. you can have that dream but kind of building that bridge. obviously you had the dream. how do you build backwards and build that bridge? >> yeah. i mean, i guess, just work like both of you. >> i can say just like both of you, you're relentless in what your passion is. he's the same way. >> yeah, just different passions i guess. >> katie. >> maybe talk about what the risks were, the pros and cons of your decision and what you're working towards. >> well, the risk obviously is most fail. i'm well aware of. i don't really think of it as a risky situation, to be honest. i think of it as something that we have to do.

elizabeth t of san jose, abbey of san francisco for every like we get a dollar goes to the sleep train deem campaign to help bay area foster kids go to facebook.com/abc7news. your like can make a difference. >>> less than 45 minutes from now one of the biggest music weekends in san francisco will begin. outside lands festival bigger crowds are expected this year. golden gate park will be packed not only with fans but with booths microbreweries, wineries and restaurants. big names to perform tonight foo fighters and neil young. if you don't have a ticket you are out of luck the festival sold out earlier this week and the shuttle heading there sold out as well. >> still have to watch the highlights here. >> that's right. giants game coming back after a road trip, a lot going on. >>> everything is out for the taking where you want to go and how comfortable do you want to be? 11:30 -- 11:20, a few fingers of fog from san francisco one more area to show you from south beach looking at at&t park will come alive at 7:15 first pitch 7:35, full forecast first live doppler clouds are so thin it

difference between gold and no medal at all. >>> last night, raj mathai delivered a report from the abbeyosswalk. he had to take a little stroll across the street himself thanks to a live webcam that streams the intersection 24 hours a day. luckily he didn't get hit there by that van. the beatles photographer who took the famous shot had just ten minutes to close the street and get what he needed to capture that moment. the australian gold medal kayaking team had less time to snap this shot. that's raj taking full advantage of high-profile tourists. he showed up

elizabeth t of san jose, abbey of san francisco for every like we get a dollar goes to the sleep traineem campaign to help bay area foster kids go to facebook.com/abc7news. your like can make a difference. >>> less than 45 minutes from now one of the biggest music weekends in san francisco will begin. outside lands festival bigger crowds are expected this year. golden gate park will be packed not only with fans but with booths microbreweries, wineries and restaurants. big names to perform tonight foo fighters and neil young. if you don't have a ticket you are out of luck the festival sold out earlier this week and the shuttle heading there sold out as well. >> still have to watch the highlights here. >> that's right. giants game coming back after a road trip, a lot going on. >>> everything is out for the taking where you want to go and how comfortable do you want to be? 11:30 -- 11:20, a few fingers of fog from san francisco one more area to show you from south beach looking at at&t park will come alive at 7:15 first pitch 7:35, full forecast first live doppler clouds are so thin it is

. >> reporter: a playful volleyball pit spiked between the skyline of westminster abbey and the queen'sguards. the fear of gridlock and frustration with the crush of 200,000 at a time at the olympic park replaced with this reality -- crowds, yes. headaches? few. so what happens when an event ends and it also coincides with rush hour? well, you cannot be clau claustrophobic. when you do get an olympic ticket, you also get a travel card which is about $14 round trip. our trip -- a smooth ride. fueled by the inspiration of one marvelous olympian. forever touched by fellow athletes he calls his brothers. together creating new memories in a city where they first made history 64 years ago. many of the 1948 olympians told me this will be their last games to attend. it would be kind of hard to top the special reunions that took place in this go round in london six decades after they all competed together as team usa. >>> the kind of camaraderie you saw among the olympians of yesteryear is special. olympic hurdler lolo jones agrees, although she is still heartbroken about failing to clinch a med

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on monday it was up on abbey road, now matt tries to recapture the magic of michael jordan. >> wow, that's pretty good. >> hi, guys. >> if matt can be like mike, why is michael jordan laughing today >> if matt can be like mike, why is michael jordan laughing today tuesday august 14th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. he's not really like mike. >> no, not even close. i'm matt lauer, the unofficial -- the official announcement is expected later today. chris christie says he's already grinding away on what will be his keynote address at the republican convention. >> in vintage christie style the governor says he will tell some direct and tough choices to americans. meanwhile paul ryan was met with cheers and a few jeers in iowa at his first solo campaign stop. straight ahead we'll talk about the presidential race with former republican candidate newt gingrich. >> also, is your home's deck a hidden hazard? we've seen a number of collapses of decks across the country. experts are sake it'

just because the uniform makes you look like lady mary's suitor from downton abbey.r) >> i expected this from liberals but i did not expect this from a conservative like charles krauthammer. >> i'm not sure why the horse has to be in the most upper-class hoity-toity olympic event ever invented. it's unnecessary. they're running for the presidency. >> how dare you, sir. (laughter) dressage is not hoity-toity it is froufrou. get your facts straight. (applause) well, folks, the people, the working people love dressage. (laughter) well, folks, to prove that dressage is for joe sick pack i got down and dirty in the blue collar world of velvet top hats. jim? >> stephen: to prove that dressage is the new american pass time, i headed to hawthorne hill in long vally, new jersey, to meet with former olympic-- olympian and coach of the 2012 u.s. equistrian team michael barisone. (laughter) (applause) >> michael, thank you so much for having me. >> it's a pleasure to you have here. is there a problem? because-- am i getting shadow on my face here? is this better? >> stephen: wow

on monday we created that famous abbey road photo by the beelgss.an't get over the uniform. tod today natalie and her son are going to try to recreate this photo. >>> can't wait to see molly ringwald. she's here, '80s icon turned author. can't wait to get to her. >> let's go inside. the aforementioned natalie morales has a check of the headlines. natalie, take it away. >> thanks. verbal fireworks are echoing across the campaign trail. on tuesday vice president joe biden told a virginia audience republicans want to unchain wall street. he then added, quote, they are going to put you all back in chains. in ohio mitt romney fired back accusing president obama of running a campaign of division and anger and hate. >>> a state of emergency has been declared in two washington state counties where a wildfire has destroyed about 70 houses since it started monday at a construction site. officials say last night that the fire was only 10% contained. about 900 people have been evacuated. wildfires are also burning in nine other states where rain has been scares

on we go to "downton abbey," the lifestyle of the british upper class. >> are you afraid someone will think you're american if you speak openly? >> i doubt it will come to that. >> britain's other royalty has loyal american subjects as well, mccartney and the beatles, mick and the stones. hollywood, that very american institution, some of the biggest stars are british. best pictures? "the king's speech." before that, "shakespeare in love." "harry potter" conquered america, young and old. we know what we like british, so what do british like american? cat tt tt tty kay is a bbc corrt based in london. >> for all our grumbling about how america behaves, we still wear levi's, drinking coke, using ipads. >> in one of our electioning years, the british watch america with a sense of bewilderment. >> when we talk about god, guns and government. those are the three big things we don't understand. the role of government here is much more complicated. people don't want it in america. in britain, we expect government to provide things for us. >> in these olympic games, there's a kind of mutual ad

among the top attractions is westminster abbey, but you certainly do not have to worry about long lineups. tourism in britain accounts for around 145 billion euros in annual revenue. it is the country's sixth largest industry. the association of leading a visitor attractions is very concerned. >> this is the most important trading week for all of central london visitor attractions. we would be looking at millions of people being here at the moment, and we are about 40% down to 50% down. >> during the first few days of the olympic games, oxford street, london's top shopping venue, saw sales drop. london -- lenders stayed at home because they were afraid of the traffic chaos that had been predicted -- wonders -- lond oners stayed at home. >> we were expecting it to be really, really busy. but actually, it is completely opposite. >> the tourism industry hopes the advertising effect of the games will trigger an increase in high-inning visitors in future years. then it is likely the park plaza westminster bridge will be fully booked again -- after all, it does offer a spectacular view. >> ther

hundred five kilograms event iran's side of army took silver with compacted the hard core does the abbey in one go. well meanwhile following a disappointing bronze in the women's pole vault rushers yelena isinbayeva has reversed her plans to retire and aims to chase a third in gold in twenty sixty. i think it was god's will that only one dawns here as if you said to me it's not time to retire yet you've made the boardroom again and it's worth celebrating too but you should now focus on preparing your next olympics then you win your third gold there. and staying on track and field and four time olympic champion new same bolt easily qualified for the men's two hundred meter semifinals with a comfortable victory in his state he literally joerg the second part of the distance sending a strong message to his challengers the world record holder hoping to retain the title. in beijing. west because we have become great britain's most successful ever olympian as the veteran cyclist won the men's carrot event to pick up his record six gold for the thirty six year old scott also boasts one silver i

hundred five kilograms event iran's sajad took silver with combated best cards i mean they called us the abbey winning gold. gold meanwhile following a disappointing bronze in the women's pole vault rushes yelena isinbayeva has reversed her plans to retire and aims to chase a third of it gold in twenty sixth. i think it was god's will that only one dawns here as if you said to me it's not time to retire yet you've made the boardroom again and it's well worth celebrating too but you should now focus on preparing your next olympics then you win your third gold there at our board by elsewhere chris hoy has become great britain's most successful ever olympian after picking up a record six gold medal the thirty six year old cyclist won the men's here an event to break scientist bradley wiggins recently is that record the scot also boasts one silver in his impressive trophy cap and. the relief from the light when you cross the line and here you know i had my share when i threw the bike across the wing that i wasn't sure about it or not america is recruiting realized that one. is already as hard expr

even so season the a heavily abbey downpours right now. it's going to be slow to reform purely and it may not become a hurricane for another 12 hours. sustained winds right now of 65 mi. per hour movie was northwest at 14 must all work. it's going to continue to move over the warm water picking up steam it could become a hot category two hurricane early wednesday. >>> or a futures moved up today. and the companies had to evacuate companies and shut down rigs. >>> tropical storm as it is affecting the net republican national convention which officially begins today in florida. >>> the template and is beginning to feel the effects of our visit. some wind and sporadic heavy wraps rain. the sum bust of these that are still going on. the party has started in tampa. thousand showed up sunday night for the republican national committee's in welcoming party. it was the first official event on currencies schedule. >>> troubles aren't as it is expected to bring high winds and rain to the area today. because of that this convention will be gavin to s

. >>> those are our neighbors of farmers finding work abbey security that comes with a work >>> the president blames the republican congress. the sissy economic plan will create thousands of jobs. patrick will join us. big study out on romney's tax plans. this is complicated for the average person. what does this mean? >>> the tax policy center, is highly respected from all sides. the study found that this this sort of a reverse robin hood plan. it would raise taxes for the working class and middle class. he has a releases tax returns for 2010. the basic gist of the was that you want to cut taxes for the wealthy for economic growth. >>> do you believe that it will help everyone the long run? >>> no. there are nuances to this. it is much more complicated. the big divide between mitt romney @ obama on taxes is that not that one party said that scudder and other isn't. republicans think the way to do is to cut taxes for the rich because there'll be more investment and job creation. >>> i don't think if you're going for votes, you would go for something that would cut taxes for the majority of pe

you have until friday to sign up for the chance to win four vip passes for abbey road on the river. >> we're also giving away a that is worth more than $1,000. we will announce the winners on monday. >> 6:50. 62 degrees. >> a round of the top stories in everything you need to know good tuesday morning coming up to all of you. some breaking news. a rocket in afghanistan damaged the plan of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff. latest next right "good morning america." >> time for our top stories. brianne carter starts to soften maryland. we are still getting new traination about the that happened around killing two people. police say they are looking into e who sayrom peopl individuals who on the bridge near the this derailment happened. they're looking into whether or be the two victims. the cars headed towards baltimore last night. it could be a days-along cleanup effort. they're looking through the rubble. prince george's county police thattill looking for killedthatver year-old officer. the other officer has been from the hospital. witnesses are adamant that the suspect's vehicle rammed

stone was unearthed years later. wççÑçÑ >>> this is a live show and that's a live look this morning at abbey in london courtesy of earth caolympic gam on just a few more days remaining. as the olympic games are still kicking across the pond and check this out this morning. some women now showing their support for the summer games in a hands-on way. they're getting special nail art. get the colors of the country or the colors of the rings and no idea how long the process takes and right now we're trying to figure out if a sharpie will come off my fingernails. they can have some fun. >>> the summer olympics are going to inspire budding athletes. check this out. yeah. that's coming up just a minute. participants i know your kids they can -- parents i know your kids they like sports, do you play sports? >> i used to. >> i did too. you? >> i did. >> baseball is expensive. i can tell you. why did you guys stop? >> i had an injury. knee injury. >> you're moving too much. i can't get the stars right. >> first of all the equipment can be big, big cash load on you. the kids lose interest and they don'

on we go to "downton abbey," the lifestyle of the british upperclass. >> are you afraid someone wille american if you speak openly? >> i doubt will it will come to that. >> the other british royalty has other subjects, mccartney and the beatles, nick and the stoenz, molly wood, that very american institution, some of the biggest stars are british. best pictures? "the king's speech." before that, "shaikz pekespeare love." "harry potter" conquered america young and old. we know what we like british. so what do the british like american? >> for all of our crumbling about how america might behave around the world, we're wearing levi's, drinking coke, using ipads. >> in our election year, the brits watch america with a sense of bewilderment. >> we talk about guns, god and government. those are the three things we don't understand. the role of government is. more complicated here. people in america don't want it. in britain, we expect government to provide things for us. >> in these olympic games there's a kind of mutual add -- admiration society. there are more of us here, but t -- with t

perhaps you have until 4:00 the chance to win four vip tickets to abbey road on the on labor day weekend. also giving away a guitar worth $1,000. wjla.com/facebook to sign up. winner onnounce the monday. it is 69 degrees, 5:39. >> disturbing video from a boston subway station. a woman falls on to the tracks coming up that 6:00, we will latest rescues and apartmentat an building in southeast. a special summer house call that one montgomery county toool official will lead good things for students this year. and the british tabloid cover nude andprince harry is hoping to cash on it. >> we know the fate of a man claiming responsibility for people in the bombing rampage last july in norway. was convicted of terrorism and premeditated murder today. he was declared sane and detention, that's criminals considered dangerous to society. 10-20l serve a minimum of prison, but that could be extended. of a missing journalists missing in syria is hoping his son will turned up safe. contacthas not been in with his family in texas or editors for more than a week now. he's a 31-year-old former marine expe

a favorite moment, this, on abbey road, the crosswalk that the beatles made famous, hanging out withden australian kayak team. they joined us, either on the fifth beatle or i am the walrus. and we had a lot of fun. but as we wrap it up here back in london, we are literally the final broadcast here in terms of a live transition. we have had more than 3,000 nbc employees here, and they're literally waiting on us to wrap things up. so i'll bring in our colleagues, jane, wonderful producer, noah, a wonderful photographer, steve. our colleagues, they're waving, very friendly, saying raj, wrap it up. we want to go home. 21 days of 16 straight days, and we're going home. so pull the plug, go ahead. >> gold medal coverage, they did a great job. we're looking forward to having raj back soon. all right, let's look at the forecast with rob mayeda. >> looks like we'll have hot temperatures to start the work week. that has been a little bit of a problem, a quickly growing fire. two of them in lake county, kicking off at 2:00 in the afternoon, a fire that was about 500 acres when it started. just

we head to break this morning, you're looking at a live picture in london, england, the very iconic abbey road. no doubt people visiting the olympics right now are getting their photo snapped there. we'll be right back. [ harry umlaut ] here we go. [ sally umlaut ] what? the five stages of muller. ah yes... stage one: suspicion. "it's a yogurt, how good can it be?" stage two: revision. "actually, this ain't bad." stage three: surprise! "look at this cool cornery thing! i love this stuff!!" stage four: desolation. "it's gone!" stage five: anticipation "i guess i could always have another"... "have you been through the five stages of muller yet?" "yeah, just now." [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. >>> 6:22. thanks for joining us this morning. a family lost a loved one due to a crash in illinois. a woman died when a packed double decker mega bus, we see these all the time, slammed into a bridge and a pillar. this was -- more than three dozen people had to be sent to the hospital. one passenger described what happened when they crashed. >> i just felt a really huge impact and

the abbey i found some high profile data leaders within state agencies the us government and lawmakers are criminalizing certain kinds of information spills while deliberately planning their own. pots people in a belgian city say one local party has taken political correctness to far after it put up a man with mental problems as a candidate in realisable elections. and russian markets kicked off the trading session with an unexpected u. turn all the details in business in about twenty minutes. it is eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me. here and observers have left the besieged syrian city of aleppo because of escalating violence there that's despite reports the army has gained the upper hand in the battle against opposition forces who are apparently running out of ammunition the focus of the war shifted to a level last month after rebels moved in from the outskirts sparking street battles and forcing thousands of civilians to flee in the other developments rebels who captured forty eight iranian pilgrims over the weekend say three of them have been killed in fi

>> beatles fans can make a trip down memory lane with abbey road on the river. brianne carter is there live this morning with details. morning. [inaudible] >> we are having a little communicating right now. story in a that couple minutes. now let's check in with adam caskey. 5:17 is the time. moon.e a blue >> we do. look at our expense forecast. it's gonna be hot and sticky. degrees with sunshine. swimming pool weather. cool off as much as you can. it's a coin to be hot and sticky. whenend, if that's actually see clouds increasing and the chance of showers will increase. temperatures man in the 60's at the moment. about 70 around the beltway. national, 66 in manassas, 65 in hagerstown. today we have a cold front off to our north that will drop in on saturday. isolated thundershowers especially in virginia. high pressure today with sunshine. as the high moves off to the southeast, that will open the the motion associated isaac to move into the valley.an some of that grain will push our way sunday into tuesday. here's the latest four tropical isaacs.on maximum sus

. >> you can win four vip tickets to see abbey road on the river.ou can win a guitar and that's where $10,000. go to our facebook page and we will announce the winner on monday on "good morning washington." >> it is 63 degrees on this tuesday morning. >> more of a wildfire battle out west. more of a wildfire battle out west. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. coming up at 6:00, we have a report on the train derailment in ellicott city, maryland. the bill people are dead. the search is on for more after train cars crashed into vehicles parked in a public lot. there's a new group of college professors are getting to know. t is pushing th

up for a chance to win for passes to abbey road on a national harbour. we are giving away a guitar $1,000 to sweeten of the little bit. to wjla.com/facebook to sign up. we will announce the winner monday august 27. yime at 6:50, the frida >> ass's coming up para roundup of the top stories and you you need to know before hit the door. >> time for the friday express'. >> will star with a roundup of the top stories. >> here in southeast washington, cleared up the an early morning fire in a second story kitchen apartment. we understand that three people the hospital being evaluated, one adult and two children for possible smoke inhalation. has been knocked out. they say the fire that started spread tochen has not any other units. that does not appear s following this 17- was shot and who killed inside her better. she was an honor roll student at school and had going to harvard. detectives say it is still wide open. police were called up to the house with a problem with a foster sister. not saying if there is any connection. >> federal agents on the scene bur

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we have recreated the beatles on abbey road. matt is still chafing after doing his best as air jordan, natalie and her son did charlie chaplain and the kid and this morning al roker is recreating man's first step on the moon. >> do you know who has the best selling album of the year? is it justin bieber, adele? believe it or not it's lionel richie and he is here for a live concert out on our plaza this morning. we're looki forward to that. let's begin with that single winning ticket in the third largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. wdiv joins us from lapier, mir began. what can you tell us? >> a little town called lapeer, michigan, just outside of michigan, one ticket worth $337 million in the powerball game sold right inside the sunoco station i am standing in. the powerball jackpot, there were so many sales overnight the jackpot number jumped about $27 million. people are seeing all the media, they're whipping out their tickets. they're thinking one of their neighbors is getti up, they're checking their numbers. they want

. >> a playful volleyball pit between the skyline of westminster abbey and the queen's palace guards.ear of gridlock and frustration with the crush of 200,000 at a time at the olympic park replaced with this reality. crowds, yes. headaches, few. >> what happens when an event ends and it coincides with rush hour? well, you cannot be claustrophobic, but hey, the bright side is when you do get an olympic ticket you also get a travel card that saves you about sen pounds or $14 round trip. our trip, a smooth ride fueled by the inspiration of one marvelous olympian forever touched by fellow athletes he calls his brothers. together, creating new memories in a city where they first made history 64 years ago. >> oh, many of the 1948 olympians told me that this will be their last games likely to attend. it would be hard to top the kind of special reunions that took place this go round in london six decades after they all competed together as team usa. >> on to politics again, mitt romney? his next running mate, paul ryan are on the trail right now. we'll hear from them and their plans to turn t

don't you love mary crowley on downtown abbey. this doesn't surprise me. remember somebody saying about kennedy, rocky likes you. he says don't worry once we fight each other, he won't anymore. so hating your opponent are using modern words like disdain, what's this about? how do you read this that he's into it now? >> well, i think it's not surprising that he dislikes mitt romney. all the opponents have come to dislike him. imagine what the primary opponents think of mitt romney. imagine what john mccain thought of mitt romney. >> that's why he picked sarah palin. >> you look at obama's other running mates, hillary clinton a lot of people like her. even republicans. john mccain, i don't know anybody who doesn't like john mccain who knows him at all except possibly people he's yelled at. in general he's a likable guy. and mitt romney doesn't seem to get that feeling. >> i like the word respect. you can respect john mccain even when he's hosing you because you know he's got a standing to do it. he's served his country well and been in office so long. what h

call dressage elitist, just because the uniform makes you look like lady mary souter from "downtown abbey." >> reporter: and that has played perfectly into democratic attacks on romney as a rich elitist, out of touch with normal americans. >> the romney spend $77,000 a year on my upkeep, and after mitt romney reveals health care and ships your job overseas, i dare say your life will not be as nearly as poampered as mine. after all, you're not one of his horses. >> in any event, ann romney's horse, rafalca, didn't do that well at the olympics, but put on a decent showing. the europeans are great at dressage. we have not been quite so strong in this country. a decent showing, but not that great. we'll have to see how now it does politically. >> if horse losing comes into the conversation. back to this ad, people will be struck one of two ways. either, a, he pays $77,000 a year for a horse, and he doesn't get me, or, b, he's really stupid. >> i think this is an ad that accomplishes nothing. because the people who already dislike him, will get further down the road for disliking him for those