i'm sure everyone will be attended to see barry manilow. >> there might have been some singing of barry manilow tunes while she was making that report. >> i don't know any words. >> you did a fine job anyway. >> and a fine job with the forecast. >> no kidding. >> i will take credit when the going is good. all open up the windows if you did not last night. temperatures are cool, low humidity. these days are numbered as we have some changes ahead. we have a few clouds but overall, mostly clear. 61 degrees is our temperature in d.c., but everyone else is in the 50's. it feels kind of chilly. 52 at dulles airport. 50 in winchester. manassas, 54 for you. that is a little on the chilly side. average low is 63 degrees so we are a little down from that. yesterday, our high was 78. our average is 81. we will be right around that range as we head into the afternoon hours today. a couple of clouds now, it -- but we are keeping our eye on what is happening in the gulf of mexico. the national hurricane center putting a 40% chance this will develop into our first tropical storm. if so, its name would

. >> on this day in 1946 barry manilow was born. which of his songs sold the most records?ale announcer ] to help save wildlife affected by oil spills, rescue workers have opened up a lot of dawn. they rely on it because it's tough on grease yet gentle. but even they'll tell you dawn helps open... [ all ] 3, 2, 1! [ male announcer ] ...something even bigger. [ cheering ] this year, dawn is also donating $1 million to rescue efforts. go to facebook.com/dawnsaveswildlife. find out how the little things you do can make a big difference. in three of the stanley cup finals in boston tonight. tied at one of peace. now live in boston with a preview of tonight's game. >> first to games against boston, his job was sitting uses physicality. the hawks are going to live and die on their speed advantage. >> we need some speed from him. i think we need energy. frustrating, it is something in hope to never really experience. sometimes things cannot go your way. every player goes through it. hopefully i can come in here and do everything i can to help the group out. i'm looking to david an

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. >>> barry manilow joining the star-studded -- >> uh-oh. >> i like barry manilow. >> i know you do.> joining the star-studded lineup for the fourth of july celebration on the national mall. it draws hundreds of thousands of visitors. darren criss, megan hitty and the cast of "monthtown the musical" will perform. tom bergeron from ""dancing with the stars"" will host the show. if you can't make it to the mall, don't worry, a capitol fourth is broadcast every year. >>> president obama has been hit by scandal after scandal lately. today we're getting our first look at the impact these controversies are having on his popularity. >>> also ahead, how friends will be honoring the life of a classmate killed while attempting a risky skateboarding stunt. >>> plus, we're tracking breaking news out of russia this morning after a fire underground forces thousands of subway passengers to evacuate. what we're learning about that accident. >>> feels like fall fell on us overnight. we're down into the low 50s february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legis

barry manilow turns 70 and former house speaker newt gingrich is also 70. >>> here's what's coming up on the "today" show. sesame street goes behind bars at a famous new york city jail in a new episode about parents in prison. we want to keep it here for more weather, news and sports. thanks for watching "early today." enjoy your monday. >>> new details after a homicide in a normally quiet south bay city. what police just told us next. >>> also after months of back and forth, the trial of accused several killer joseph naso finally getting under way. >>> the bizarre rescue of a woman trapped in a storm drain. how she ended up 15 feet down and what her friends are telling us. >>> right now, a live look outside. i think you're all probably familiar with that bridge by now. that's the bay bridge live in san francisco early morning on this monday, june 17. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is

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barry manilow will head line this year's concert.his is him performing let freedom ring last year. composer john williams will conduct music from lincoln with the national symphony orchestra. >>> the nation's national parks are ditching junk food. the national park service will offer healthier food choices at concession stands. we're talking about places like the national mall, yosemite and other national parks. sally jewel, the park service director and others kicked off the initiative at the lincoln memorial. they were handing out samples of the new food being offered. >> national parks are the perfect vacation for families. they're a great place to enjoy the outdoors to run around and enjoy nature, which is healthy. if you come inside and don't have healthy choices, it changes the experience a little bit. this is a way to welcome families and give them a healthy experience in the park. >> it's an offshoot of the obama administration let's move campaign. vendors will start displaying signs with nutritional information. and some wil

. >>> finally, what do barry manilow, billy joel barry manilow, my mom and all have in common?iano. some of them better than that guy. peter the elephant is helping out with a rendition of "12 bar blews." i had to tell you that. you probably couldn't pick it up. the man playing with him is playing well. he's been playing music to elephants for awhile. they always enjoy it. now they can kind of play. i have been playing and listening to the piano, i haven't been playing, but listening since i was 5 years old and can't do squat on it. >> keep the beat going. >> i like it. >> nice. that sounds like some kind of golden composition there. >> did they start with "heart and soul"? >> we will get the check of the national forecast. dylan is back. >> rain up and down the east coast today. it's not going to be pouring every second. off and on showers through the great lakes and northeast. torrential downpours across the panhandle of florida. best chance of strong storms with wind gusts and isolated hail across central and new england. again, it is all about the heat in the southwest that

barry manilow. i mean, the music, the soft, sentimental love songs. that's his favorite music.tress is shirley temple. this sounds so dumb, but he's one of the gentlest, warmest, kindest human beings. >> as our cameras were rolling, hughley's execution date was only days away. >> he told me he's ready to go. he wants to die because in his case he knows the rest of his life would be confined, you know, every minute to this one tiny little cell. and he's just tired. he's tired of the loneliness, the emptiness, the frustration, the hopelessness, so he prefers death. >> today hughley is being transferred to tennessee's death row located at river bend maximum security institution more than 100 miles away. >> we're getting rid of one of our most dangerous inmates. we just have to make sure everything sets in motion right and no mistakes are made. because when you deal with an inmate like that, mistakes cost you. i asked him how he was feeling today, and the statement he made was, "i'm alive," and, you know, he jokes about that. he jokes about it all the time. >> my life fits in two b

. >> barry manilow has joined thed list of the stars to perform inn this year's fourth of julyyear' celebrationom 8th to 9:30. tom will host the show andand others said to perform include darren chris, and the newest american idol candice glover,glv and boy can she sing, and the te cast of the motown the musical. every time we go down there to cover this, we're all prayingprg for good weather. sometimes the rain makes it it tough down there.toug >> that's a great line up. up. >> speaking of rain, we might mh have some headed our way. >> we do have some headed ourr way soon really nice today, a to lot of sunshine, it was pleasant, hopefully everybody got out toly enjoy t mother natu deals its own hand, and she is definitely going to be callingbl the shots as we head to the next 24 to 48 hours.hours. definitely changes, look at thee beautiful shot outside rightouti now. now. it's hazy out there, we have got some clouds, but overall, stillr not bad at all. we had a day where they whe the temperatures were pretty closeer to where they should be. be. we begin with a look at thethe weather headlines,

singer barry manilow will perform some of his classic hits. he'll go joined by actor darren chris from "glee" and tom bergeron will be the host. it draws hundreds of thousands of people to the mall every year. >>> don't we love another day of sunshine, but it's not going to last. doug will tell us when and why. >>> coming up in sports, steroids rearing their ugly head in baseball once again. the nationals sending another player, a big name, to the dl. >>> plus the ravens celebrating a championship with the president. as news4 at 6:00 continues. >>> hello, everybody, i'm chief meteorologist doug kammerer. we're watching a beautiful day outside right now. take a look at our camera high atop our studios here in northwest d.c. looking at a little bit in the way of some gusts a little bit. looking at a little bit of a wind but not bad. a great evening, 79 degrees our s temperatures, 76 by 7:00, 73 by 9:00 and 69 by 11:00. it's going to be a beautiful night. it really is going to be quite nice so get used to it now. at least enjoy it while it lasts

and barry manilow. make sure you catch the album this fall. now let's go to chuck. he's in ireland. thank you so much for being with us. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> president is in northern ireland today for a meeting with eight of the most powerful countries in the world. tensions a little high as syria tops the agenda. with the u.s. and russia on opposite sides, obama and putin are set to have a one-on-one meeting in a few hours. adding to the cold war-like atmospheri atmospherics, another disclosure from nsa leaker snowden. this type, revealed that britain spied on world leaders including russian's president during two summits in 2009. even had a little u.s. help. back at home, marco rubio says the senate's immigration reform bill is almost ready. where does the house stand? seems a bit confusing. we'll get the reality check from a big player on this issue. good morning from ireland here. i'm just across the border from where the g-summit itself is going. my man peter alexander is going to be holding down the fort in d.c. let me get right to my first reads of the morning before p

and then on the other side i had a big poster of barry manilow. >> who didn't? >> everybody did.as a fanilow. >> you still are. >> but it does remind you of when you go oh, my god, i would do anything. >> you're going to die. >> first time i felt like that was, do you know desi and billy and i'm really, really dating myself, but -- that is not funny. he was the son of dean martin and just a gorgeous kid. and was tragically killed later -- years later. an air force pilot accident. but that's the first time i remember. when your hormones are raging, mine still are, but in a different way, not as much fun now. that's for sure. you know, i do remember going to see a hard day's night and i thought -- i said to myself, i'll never be one of those girls that screams. >> and you did? >> everybody else is screaming. so, anyway -- >> and the beatles had that thing. all they had to do was step off a plane and the whole world exploded. >> that's right. >> but our point is it's awesome to have austin mahone with us. but this is nothing new under the sun. i'm sure in cave man days during that -

. >>> barry manilow will once again headline this year's capitol fourth concert. imagine that.so he'll be joined by the newest "american idol." scott mccreery and darren criss from "glee." it will be broadcast live on pbs. >>> at 6:55 time to answer the question of the morning. just a refresher -- >> our facebook friend michael cohn wrote -- >> the answer is -- b., comments on the driving speed. >> cue the horns. ♪ what do you think? that's great. it won't take long, will it? no. okay. this, won't take long will it? no, not at all. how many of these can we do on our budget? more than you think. that didn't take very long, did it? summer's here, so are the savings. that's nice. post it. already did. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. buy ortho home defense max with comfort wand and get ortho bug-b-gon max free. >>> welcome back. temperatures are going to be topping out in the 70s the next couple of days with some afternoon tour showers possible today. some rain tonight and especially tomorrow with andrea and then the afternoon storms of the weekend. not

barry manilow will once again this year headline the concert on the west lawn of the capitol.is video from him performing "let freedom ring" last year at the concert. he will be joined by other singers and john williams will conduct the national symphony orchestra featuring the music from the oscar winning movie "lincoln." tom bergeron is hosting as fast as he can. that's the title of book and he hosts everything basically. it's going to be broadcast on pbs. >> love me some barry. pretty excited. >> big fan of tom too. >>> our chances for rain unfortunately though are going up the rest of the week but my grass is a little chon hi right now and -- crunchy right now and that's okay. >> plus we want to know what saturday looks like since it's the first ever national get outdoors day. we have details on that coming up. >> celebrity birthday time, let's see who's celebrating today -- >> if it february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republicans refuse to sup

and barry manilow. make sure you catch the album this fall. now let's go to chuck. he's in ireland.'ll see you tomorrow. >>> president is in northern ireland today for a meeting with eight of the most powerful countries in the world. tensions a

and then on the other side i had a big poster of barry manilow. >> who didn't? >> everybody did.i said to myself i'll never be one of those girls that screams. >> and you did? >> everybody else is screaming. so, anyway -- >> and the beatles had that thing. all they had to do was step off a plane and the whole world exploded. thoorchlth >> that's right. >> but our point is it's awesome to have austin mahon with us. i'm sure in cave man days during that -- there was a little guy with a cute face who could sing a good tune. all the little cave girls were going, aaah! >> last night, big awards night. the tonys were last night. neil patrick harris always hits it out of -- >> the quintessential host any of ceremony. he just has a way of nailing it. he should do the oscars, i think. >> he might as well do the oscars as well. >> he definitely's got it. >> he was terrific. we want to wish all the best congratulations to everybody that was there. nominated and winners. >> yes. "kinky boots" was the big winner last night. they took home six of them. big ones. and cyndi lauper won for her sc