a kid, i was allowed to stay up and watch dick clark with the headset and the microphone and the abc logo. i felt that was the coolest thing in the world. he made you feel so comfortable. he made you a part of the party, like he was just talking to you. that have is one of his amazing talented. >> born richard wagstaff clark, he began honing the skills long before television. >> i knew when i was 13 what i wanted to do. that is very rare. i walked in a radio studio and i saw them doing a radio show. and i said what a great way to make a living. >> he got his big break at age 26 when the host of a philadelphia tv show called "bandstand" was fired for drunk driving. >> and now, here is the star of our show, dick clark. >> the following here, abc picked up the music and dance show and soon, 20 million kids were rushing home from school to see what sounds and moving for cool. >> it was before chubby checker came on american bandstand, they didn't swing. he came with the twist. and the world, dancing on the dance floor, changed forever. and it happened on "american bandstand" because of dick c

shepard: he is there, i believe after the attacks of lend with mayor giuliani, but maybe not, that abc logold. and, he was out there, year after year, you would know by what dick clark was wearing how bad new york was suffering as we sat in mississippi and wanted dick clark with the enormous abc thing and you could find out about what new yorkers in times square were dealing with and now the old videos from american we bandstand, that is 70's if there ever was, on hadn't still has those pants. >>jonathan: last year on new year's eve watching ryan seacrest with dick clark, a much younger guy and you could tell how honor he was just to be there with a legend like dick clark and that is the way he was held by most people what have been in tv or watched tv. he was there if in a place of honor. >>arthur: he brought giants to the field. stevie wonder. the jackson five. madonna. talk about an eye for talent. >>shepard: they are want this closely in los angeles and trace is there. not completely unsurprising but sad. >>trace: it is sad. we have confirmed this with dick clark production he died of a

where you see the abc 7 logo to vote for your favorite photograph of the cherry blossoms click on that and you can cycled through the photographs and there are directions on how to vote for your favorite cherry blossom photograph that our viewers have submitted. the winner will be announced at 5:00 p.m. this evening. it's 36 at dulles airport. a few high, thin clouds overhead. we will end up with total sunshine today. 34 degrees in martinsburg and cumberland. at the freezing mark. in mark here is a wider view of temperatures. warm air in the midsection of the country 66 in oklahoma city. even minneapolis is warmer than washington at 51 degrees. the high pressure is overhead providing sunshine for today through the majority of the weekend. with a clockwise flow, we have cool wind which has been in place over washington the past couple days, but that is moving offshore. the backside of it, we have a warm southerly flow which will be directly overhead going into the weekend. this will translate to a high temperatures in the low to mid '80s by sunday. record high on sunday is 89. average i

it happened westbound at the abc 7 logo but the eastbound traffic under the word live is going to beed 66 at nutley street. steve, you're next. >> our skies will clear. bright sunshine for today, but breezy conditions. highs in the 60's. tomorrow near 70 degrees. better chance for showers early wednesday morning. cooler, drier air thursday and friday. as they move into the upcoming weekend, you believe temperatures rebound back into the 70's? i think we have turned the corner. spring full speed ahead. >> all right. >> didn't even get much of a spring. >> i know. all of a sudden. 10 degrees above average for the entire month of march and now already above average to the second week of april. -- second day of april. >> no complainlts here. >> "good morning america" with

abc's dan harris found out. >> reporter: it was a caught-on-tape moment that went viral. the dark knight, targeted but not ticketed because his license plate is the batman logo. >> reporter: immediately, the questions began. who is the guy behind this mask? we've had keaton. clooney. now, meet lenny. full name, lenny b. robinson. a 48-year-old father who made a fortune after selling his cleaning business. but 12 years ago, decided he didn't really like himself. the word he uses, obnoxious. >> you wouldn't have liked me. i consider myself back then a little on the obnoxious side. >> reporter: he loved to dress up and entertain his son. so, one day, he decided to try for a bigger audience, the local children's hospital. when he saw the kids' reaction, he knew this was his calling. after all, what is batman? >> he is a superhero. but he doesn't have any superpowers. >> reporter: so, in some ways, he's a superhero that's accessible to all of us? >> correct. we all can be batman. >> reporter: his suit is tailor-made and cost 5 grand. the transformation takes 45 minutes. is there an option of using the bathroom when you're wearing this? >> not really. >> hello, ba

abc's dan harris. >> reporter: caught on tape moment that went viral. the police pull over a car and out comes batman. the dark knight targeted but not ticketed, because his license plate is the batman logomind if i take a picture? >> not at all. >> reporter: immediately the questions began. who is the guy behind this mask. we've had keaton, clooney, now meet lenny. full name lenny b. robinson, a 48-year-old father who made a fortune selling his cleaning business and then decided he didn't real like himself. the word he uses, obnoxious. >> i consider myself back then a little bit on the obnoxious side. >> reporter: he loved to dress up and entertain his sons. one day he decided to try for a bigger audience, the local children's hospital. when he saw the kids' reactions, he knew this was his calling. after all, what is batman? >> he's a super hero, but he doesn't have any superpowers. >> reporter: so he's a super hero that's accessible to all of us? >> correct. we all can be batman. >> reporter: his suit is tailor-made and costs five grand. the transformation takes 45 minutes. is there an option for using the bathroom when you're wearing this? >> not really. >> hello, batman! >> reporter: