everyone is encouraged to come out and enjoy this final event. >> by charlie parker being one of the founders of bebop and taking jazz to where it is today it's very relevant and the jazz they will love. >> reporter: the charlie parker's yard bird runs at the philadelphia theaters. go to 6abc.com/6abc loves the arts for more and this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers. >> nicer weather is coming, but it will be a while. you have to be patient. today and tomorrow, someone tweeted me saying should i cancerle out door plans, i said no because if you get a thunderstorm, it will move quickly. chance of a pop up, 86 degrees, monday clouds, same thing, 82 thunderstorm around. you should not cancel outdoor plans. >> 7:56 we're just a few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america." >> reporter: good morning, coming up on "g.m.a.," severe storms sweeping through the centerline plains overnight. more than 25 reported tornados up you go -- touching down. winds up to 80 degrees, rob marciano is tracking all this for us. iran credible cell phone v

. >> reporter: charlie parker's yardbirds marks the first premier for oprah philadelphia. this was created for american tenor lawrence brownly. parker had a tough upbringing alcohol and heroin were factors in his death at 34. >> he comes back and lives several moments of his life. the people he was influenced by. he was from the south and called new york his home. he developed a style and honed his skills working along iconic jazz figures of the era. >> louie armstrong angela brown is playing the role of parker's overprettyve momma. with this being opera philadelphia's final show of the season all are encouraged to come out and enjoy this event. >> we're hoping this will be success. >> charlie parker being one of the founders of bebop and taking jazz to where it is today. it's very relevant and one the jazz they will love. >> reporter: charlie parker's yardbird runs june 15th at the perelman theater. visit 6abc.com for more on this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >> in "healthcheck" at noon, a new study shows something as simple as a grocer

thing, and i got jamie foxx to play miles davis, and you should play charlie parker. do this." and this is heartbreaking for... it just kills don. ...for don. 'cause he's like, "what the hell? they're gonna make a movie" -- been taking trumpet lessons. been playing trumpet for, like, i don't know, years. i travelled to china with him, and all i hear is [imitates trumpet] [ laughter ] when you first learning miles, it's not what you hope it would be, you know? how long does it take them to figure it out that it was you? well, it was about three months, and then don wrote me, "did you do something dirty?" [ laughter ] i was like, "i don't know what you're talking about." do you find that people blame you for things you didn't do? yeah. yeah. yeah. but i also feel it's sort of like having a nuclear bomb that it's actually a deterrent. you know, people will be like, "don't do anything." oh, yeah, i would never do anything to you. because, you know, you can go, "oh, i'll do it." well, in a way, it's great when someone does something to you because you know, like, "oh, now

i sent a message from brad to don, hey, listen we just got the rights to this charlie parker thing iavis. you should play parker. let's do this. >> jimmy: they're taking trumpet lessons. >> played trumpet for years. i travelled to china with them and all i hear is -- when you first learning, it's not what you hope it would be. >> jimmy: how long does it take them to figure it out? >> it was about three months. don wrote me, did you do something dirty. i was like, i don't know what you're talking about. >> jimmy: do you find that people blame you for things you didn't do? >> yeah. it's sort of like having a nuclear bomb that it's actually a deterrent. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, i would never do anything to you. in a way, it's great when someone does something to you. oh, now i have carte blanche. i can do something absolutely terrible to this person. >> and i really do believe that it's fair then. >> jimmy: of course. >> and i think -- >> jimmy: although it makes all the other situations not fair, i guess. do people ever get you? >> yeah, brad got me pretty bad on one. he was doing letterman

widespread political support for an attack on the officers of the magazine charlie hebdo in january. but as lee parker reports many worry that the law could be misused. >> security patrols outside the french parliament, ahead of the crucial vote, since the attacks in paris four months ago france has been on a it hooened state of alert. and now further increases as politician from across the spectrum vote to broaden the powers. >> the legislation would allow spy agencies to tap phones and emails without the need for permission from a judge. it would require internet companies to monitor suspicious activity, employing so called black boxes to filter communications. the government also quantities to spent $450 million to recruit extra security and intelligence offices. while lawmakers leer at the french parliament vote in favor of the new digital surveillance bill, here next door in the surroundings of the foreign ministry, journalists have been inviting to express freedom of expression. spot the irony. is it really possible to balance the two. >> here opinions are divided. >> we these thief safeguards b