gabe guttierez, nbc news. america )s newest "ugliest dog" .. is now a real high flier - living large today in the big apple. >>> taking a victory lap around the country, america's newest ugliest dog is a real high flyer living large in the big apple. >> martha the mastiff won this year's ugliest dog competition on friday. she beat out 13 other woor any c worthy contestants. martha is in new york city where she was on the "today" show earlier. she's only 3 and guess what, she got adopted. >> right after the show? >> well, i think before that. >> i'm liking the weight distribution. like 30% in the body and 70% in the dead. >> you can imagine how heavy that feels? >> not that ugly. >> i thought she was cute. but then again, i like bullbull. >> and we'll have some great dog walking weather. we'll keep the temperatures in the mid-60s in san francisco and some upper 70s inland. starts to heat up by the end of the week. upper 80s. i think we can deal with it. >> we all have dogs here. and we take them out all the time and they are extra furry in some

gabe guttierez, take karks mcar.he full story on "nightly news." >>> campaign buttons, religious texts and protest signs tell the story of american democracy in a newly renovated wing at the smithsonian national museum of american his tear. it opened today and we for the a sneak preview.tear. it opened today and we for the a sneak preview. check out our photos on the nbc washington facebook page. opening up just in time for the 4th of july weekend. >> might want to enjoy the air conditioning there this weekend. >> so many people do that when the air conditioning maybe at heechl is not work yet, go to the smithsonian. >> we >> well, we pay for a it. free to get in now, but -- all right. out there right now, we are dealing with pretty nice conditions. we've had cloud cover across parts of the area. those clouds coming from a storm near chicago. yeah, that's right. i don't know what their gas prices are. but right now looking good act cross o across our region. current complaitemperatures aro at the airport. it will dro