i love debbie gibson. straight from the 1980's. >> i love hard. i did not live very many years in the 1980's. -- i love her. >> every year, the parade brings floats and demonstrations from around the world and spectators, too. >> it is really great. >> exhilarating and a little something for everyone. >> katie couric joined our colleagues leon harris and alison starling at the parade this morning. to see more pictures, go to our website, wjla.com. >> it was wonderful. check out the website. coming up here on abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. -- a somber way to remember. virginia state -- virginia tech students are remembering those who died. >> an important warning >> on monday, the commonwealth of virginia will remember the victims of the deadly shooting at virginia tech. >> the governor has called monday virginia tech remembrance day. >> more than 200 virginia tech alumni came together in the northwest d.c., running a 5 kilometer race at to the tragedy that brought their campus. >>this is one of the survivors. she

donny osmond, gloria estefan, paul anka, boys to men, debbie gibson and more. only in america, the legacy of dick clark, through the generations of superstars he helped create. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, you're looking live at times square where dick clark separated music with america for 47 glorious years. our big story is of course the death of dick clark, the music icon who died of a massive heart attack at the santa monica hospital. dick clark was much more than that, he was a genius behind "american bandstand." listen to his great friend ryan seacrest paying tribute on tonight's "american idol". >> we are sar to announce the passing of my dear friend, dick clark. without dick, a show like this would not exist. he will be missed greatly. our thoughts and our prayers go out to his family. i know that he's in a better place, saying, hey, let's get on with the show, okay? you've got it, boss. >>> now for our big story, i want to bring in other all-stars, people who knew dick clark better than most. connie frances at her home in california, don

joining me again, boyz ii men sean stockman, william and joining me by phone debbie gibson. years old when you first appeared on "american bandstand" with dick clark. did you realize at the time what a big deal it was? >> you know, i did realize it was a big deal. i know that a lot of young artists now don't hold that musical history in high regard. i grew up with music in my house and my mom saying, oh, my god, i used to come home every day and dance in front of the tv with dick clark and "american bandstand." at that moment, i felt like i had arrived in the music big. and when he said my name, i remember thinking, oh, my god, dick clark just said my name. and the name of my song. >> that says it all, doesn't it? sean, you said when you first appeared you didn't realize the significant of it. but there's debbie saying, hearing dick clark say your name, it was a huge deal. >> yes. >> it seems absurd now, in 2012, we could even talk about integrated audiences as a big deal. but when dick clark did this, as i said in the last segment, 'twas it was a huge deal. it was a groundb

. >> and debbie gibson.e." >> find out how the latest inductee into the "joy fit club" lost a whopping 100 pounds and more of this guy, pat o'brien, after local news. ♪ >>> we are back on this fun-day monday with more of "today" and a special guest host, terrific pat o'brien filling in for hoda today. as the passover and easter day holidays are around the bend this week, we thought you might like some help in navigating those really frustratiing and many times awkward situations. >> with us are philip galanes, who writes the "social q's" section of my newspaper -- well, it's not mine. and harriet cole. >> any day now, it actually could be. all right. welcome, kids. so we have our first one. right? kathleen -- what's a good way to handle sharing the holidays? were we supposed to talk about this before we went straight to the letters? let's do that first. pat has thrown me off. it's the smell of butterfinger in the air. i'm used to red wine -- >> what are we doing here? >> all holidays are tough times. i'm sor

debbie gibson, thank you very much. and william king.alk about dick clark and the music. [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering, web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you open an account. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>> and now, here is your host, dick clark. >> hey. thank you very much. welcome to the new $25,000 pyramid. >> the classic game show hosted by dick clark, he was a pioneer of american pop culture and that legacy endured today. joining me is bill carter, and brian stelter. gentlemen, thank you. let me start wit

the parade includes floats, marching bands and balloons, entertainers include debbie gibson and hot air from the voice. also the finalists from "good morning maryland" and more. abc's katie couric and alex trebek from "jeopardy" will be cohosting the event. >>> in january crews removed the giant bell from the top of stevens hall to restore it to its former glory. weather permitting, the process of putting it back in its place will be around 8:30 tomorrow morning. in addition to getting the bell looking like new again, the school is installing an electronic ringer that can play songs. the bell was originally installed in 1915. >>> comptroller peter francha wants to help you out with your taxes. he wants to remind you that his offices will have extra hours so you can bring your w2 and 1099 forms to local offices all week long. there are 12 locations that will be open tomorrow and they have extended hours on tuesday, the day that your taxes are due. so if you're curious, we've posted the office hours on our website under the state section. you'll find a link to the comptroller's office and

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entertainment includes debbie gibson, javier, finalist from american idol and miss america 2012, laurant balloon floats, marching bands, all to celebrate the blossoms. >>> the caribbean tradition that drew hundreds and thousands of people to georgia avenue have come to an end. the president of the caribbean parade say lack of money are to blame. the parade is about $200,000 in debt to the city. he says previous mayors have come to the rescue, but this administration isn't interested. gray's office says they are disappointed that an agreement couldn't be reached with the event organizers. >>> still ahead, a teenager and a bus driver being called hero. stopped a hit-and-run driver. >>> i'm kristin fisher outside police headquarters where a man has been charged in yesterday's accidental fatal shooting involved a six-year-old boy. i'll have the latest on the investigation coming up. >>> new details in the tragic death of a six-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself after finding a gun in his home. police have charged a 20-year- old man with reckless endangerment and firearm access to a

we've got dee snyder, debbie gibson, the latest celebrities -- >> you're fired. >> debbie, i've got togreat shoes by the way. >> oh, thank you so much. >> so what was it like for you? was it the experience you thought it was going to be? >> you know what? it's way more survivor than jersey shore. it's a tough go for sure. >> especially since you broke your hand. >> this is like your third surgery. >> i'm doing my surgeries. >> the board room -- >> you -- >> in drag -- >> the first time. >> and we're going to get to both of your names in the same sentence but to have you guys here. what was it in your past that you think best prepared you for your time on celebrity apprentice? >> i think in the music business you have to be a survivor, you have to be forceful. when we started there were no short cuts. i remember like packing up my clothes, going to play three clubs in one night, you have to have stamina. >> you do it all yourself. >> and you had to kind of market yourself and be involved in hands on your business. >> so the resilience. you talked about how surprising it was, how competi

. >>> entertainers, debbie gibson and finalists from american idol. katie couric and alex trebek will be the hosts. >>> some times it is windy and cold. >> not this year. >> the cherry -- seems like forever. >> seems like it is a long time ago it is an extended festival this year. >> all right. >> weather should be fine for them. should be fine today a little on the cool side, highs 60 degrees or so winds back in the forecast as well. >> all right. >> got to live with it. >> that's right. >> it is fine, it is april. numbers currently, on the cool side, let's see if we are still hanging out 30s parts of the area, north and west, 39 is the winning number, frederick good morning 39 degrees, 39 as well in gaithersburg, 37 manassas, 39 out at dulles warmer east annapolis, 39 in leonard town, all right want to mention, red flag warning once again in effect today, goes into effect at noon combination of low humidity, gusty winds they will gust today to 30, 35 miles per hour that combination not good particularly when we have been so dry, as we have around he

last night it was dee snyder who is really a good guy and debbie gibson, two terrific people and they of complex reasons but the fact is they -- they were -- last night was a three hour episode. i'm just saying to nbc, i mean, three hours, that's a lot! >> it's almost like us. >> yeah. it's exactly like you come to think of it. but, you know, three hours on sunday night primetime, that's a lot of -- that's a lot of apprentice. >> you also had arsenio hall cry twice. once after he won. and then again in the green room. did you have any idea this guy was this emotional? >> he's emotional but he's smart and he's cunning and he doesn't like taking a lot of nonsense from people and you'll see that actually in the coming weeks even more so. he's very good. he's very talented and he's a good guy. >> i like the way the episode started last night where they had to -- the two teams had to come up with celebrity tour books of new york city. it was a great idea and then you see all the celebrities around town pointing at their favorite things. >> we have amazing people in the show. and it's, you