. >> rose: and then there's gigi. >> there's gigi. >> rose: you write about her.eah, very important to me. >> rose:? in what way? >> i read in the book, i was raced as kind of a feral child. the whole 1950s thing very hands off. i don't know what your childhood was like, but -- >> rose: much like yours. yeah, i would be gone all day and no one would even look for me. >> rose: i had complete freedom. >> mm-hmm. >> rose: i could go and come. i had know of curfew, nothing. >> yeah. >> rose: at no age. yeah. no, i was a -- >> rose: and my parents consulted me -- >> my parents just didn't care. i don't think it was trust. >> rose: well, they knew i could take care of myself is what it was with me. >> well, i had this little unneutered beagle and he would go all over, for miles we would go. i remember i would come home and my mouth would be blackened. you remember tar on the road? >> rose: yeah. i would sthiew tar when i'd get hungry. can't have done me any good, but -- and nobody would care. i would come home and they'd wipe the tar off my mouth. >> rose: i got ahead o

charlie: talk about gigi. tell me more about her.ally: i think there was a gigi and a lot of people's generation. wrote about the importance of that person. an oddball. needed extra coddling or attention or fewer difficult like i was. i'm sure you were not an easy child either. [laughter] i'm not sure higher parents were , but my -- i'm not sure what your parent -- how your parents were, but mine were not available. charlie: talk about your father and mother. sally: a third of the book is devoted to my father. he deserves every page. he's one of the most complex, interesting -- he was that. that is difficult. he was contemptuous of television. very much an intellectual. an art lover. foodie. sophisticated on almost every level. read the atlantic. harper. he got them all every sunday. they were intellectuals. i think he probably -- he was a medical doctor, but he gave up a medical doctor to become a devoted one. he gave up literature and art. it is very interesting. charlie: he knew it. sally: he did. there is that for nancy -- poi gn

and it is all devoted to gigi, perhaps a testimonial to gigi and her importance to me but i'm working on pictures of black men and it's bigger than that though i'm work on the legacy of slavery in the south which i think is one of the most underdiscussed and profound phenomenon. and in the whole united states. but particularly in the south and i am particularly focusing on the nature of what kept the slave as life what kept their hope alive and focusing a little on the nat turner rebel wrong. >> how will you do this. >> you think i have an answer to this but i don't quite know yetting i'm photographing the swamp and the rivers in the neighborhood -- neighborhoods of the nat turner rebel yen because that is where he was going he was going to the swamp that you ever addefuge to particularly intrepid or desperate slaves because they wouldn't track them into the swamp. >> rose: fear of alligators. >> fear of everything, that place was awful. so now they discovered these towns, so i'm photographing those, it's fascinating. the whole estion of what how slavery has affected the south which i

it is devoted to gigi. a testimony perhaps to gigi in her importance, but i'm working on patricia blackman. it's bigger than that. i am working on the legacy of slavery and the south, which i think is one of the most under discussed and profound phenomena. and in the whole united states. but particularly in the south. i'm focusing on the nature of what kept the slaves alive. what kept their hope alive. focusing on the nat turner rebellion. charlie: how will you do this? sally: you would think i would have an answer to this, but i do not quite know yet. i'm photographing the dismal swamp and the trivers in the neighborhoods of nat turner's rebellion. because that is where he was going. it offered refuge to desperate slaves because they would not track them into the dismal swap mp. charlie: fear of alligators. sally: fear of everything. that place is awful. now they discovered these villages. sio i'm photographing those. it is fascinating the whole question of how slavery has affected the south, which is a ki

sally: i think there was a gigi in a of people's generation in the south.r wrote about the importance of that person. an oddball. if you are just someone who needed extra coddling or attention or fewer difficult like i was. i'm sure you were not an easy child either. right? [laughter] i'm not sure how your parents were, but mine were not available to me. they had other things to do. she was always there. charlie: talk about your father and mother. the legacy. you tell me. sally: a third of the book is devoted to my father. he deserves every page. he's one of the most complex, interesting -- he was that. charlie: among other things, and an atheist. sally: yeah. he was that. that is difficult. he was contemptuous of television. very much an intellectual. an art lover. foodie. sophisticated on almost every level. read the atlantic. harper. and the new republic. he got them all every sunday. the new york times and the washington post. they were naturals. charlie: were they happy? sally: i am not sure. i think he probably -- he was a medical doctor, but he gave

. >> she is the best friend and therapist to dozens of people and does it all with no pay this is gigi at the nursing home in hatfield she gives smiles to everyone in the building so the residents and staff wanted to return the favor by throwing gigi a party to celebrate her 9th birthday all the therapy dogs dined on special birthday biscuits. >> still ahead her message, i don't have a perfect body, why a mother of four says things are not always how they seem. >> and a man wanting to document his post operation instructions instead he captured something that made him go to a lawyer. what his doctor said about him while sedated. >> he held on to his baby but almost lost his seat, why this catch almost got him kicked out of the stadium. when "action news" at 4:00 continues in just a moment. >>> a california motorcycle rider survived a high speed collision and captured the whole thing on his helmet camera, jessie lopez was wearing a go pro, and slammed into a los angeles fire truck traveling in the opposite direction and the firefighters radioed for help and air-lifted lopez to the tram

. >> it's gigi's birthday. >> it's gigi's birthday. this is gigi. yeah, gigi.le only going into the mid to low 70s and trickle into spokane, also portland, you know where it's not cool, anywhere from the south all the way through the plains and right here in the northeast going to near 90 in a lot of spots, mid-80s through boston. that's the big picture. >> morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the microclimate forecast. off to a foggy start but a sunny ending with warm conditions and a little bit of mugginess in the air. the fog comes back the next couple of nights and a heat wave is developing, with 90's inland east bay and 80s in the north bay and south bay and upper 70s and low 80s away the bay until san francisco at 70 and 65 at the coast. my seven-day forecast is the hottest days tomorrow an >> i love this. 29 years of marriage from nashville, tennessee. such an exciting morning. all right. let's get inside. michael, you have a special guest. >> all right, thank you, ginger. now, get ready to work it. it's time for "pop news" dancing diva edition. i

gigi and kalen are from san jose. >> this one came running in when i was asleep and jumped on me and said we can get married whever we want. >> reporter: brought their daughters to celebrate. what is your favorite part about beg here today? a champagne christening for the pink triangle today's dedication was more than a ritual. it was historic. >> we have a law across the land and join ireland and 18 other countries to move this movement forward. >> reporter: the supreme court ruling granting marriage equality for all is amang and surreal for patrick carney who created the giant pink triangle 20 years ago. >> the supreme court is sh a marvelous way t start pride weekend. >> reporter: it was once used by nazis to identify and shame homosexuals and now is a symbol of pride. this weekend definitely a reason to celebrate. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> the pride parade starts tomorrow at 10:30 ithe morning. it goes up market street from beal to 8th. bart will run extra trains to help people get in and out of the city. >>> was a warm day in san francisco today. tonight

. >> it's gigi's birthday. >> this is gigi. yeah gigi. pacific northwest going to cool down.w 70s and trickle into spokane, also portland you know where it's not cool anywhere from the south all the way through the plains and right here in the northeast going to near 90 in a lot of spots, jacqui: good morning washington. get ready fothe heat. are launching a heatwe starting today as our temperatures reach the 90's. it wil behind, more humid. dry weather for the metro, but a stray thunderstorm will be possssible to the north. tonight,lear skies temperature around 40 degrees -- near 64 degrees. better chance of a thunderstorm on n saturday. a few could be strong but heat relief is cocoming by the >> i love this. 29d years of marriage from nashville, tennessee. such an exciting morning. all right. let's get inside. michael, you have a special guest. >> all right, thank you, ginger. now, get ready to work it. it's time for "pop news" dancing diva edition. if you don't recognize this mini aretha franklin you need to watch this right now. take a look. ♪ kisses sweeter than honey ♪

gigi stone woods is embracing it. the brand-new headquarters in new york city they're developing new pot items. the marley family just one example of those trying to capitalize. >> take the powder take a little bit of glitter. >> reporter: melissa etheridge never fit the rock star image. >> your friends say being a rock star was wasted on you. >> i know. it's true. i saw alcohol. i saw what it did. i just -- i was too excited about music to let that ruin it. so all those -- the drug days and the '80s and '90s i really let that go by without ever getting involved in it. >> reporter: but in 2004 etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer. she said marijuana saved her life. >> it helped with the psychological effects of being on chemo and trying to understand what's happening to you. >> reporter: she became an unlikely spokesperson for marijuana legalization and today she's an even more unlikely entrepreneur. she's created an alcohol marijuana infused wipe. mixing alcohol and pot can increase the negative effects sometim

one of my best friends in the world is gigi and my friend nick. it was fun. we had a great time. listeners for making it a national best seller. it's been great. nice of lots feedback. >>> i was in vegas this weekend and my cousin got married. this is preston and cole marino. they're ranchers. you have that closer up picture of them. he's the youngest cousin and there he is all grown up. >>> whatever you think of paris hilton here she is actually very terrified. she was punked horribly by an egyptian reality show that had her thinking that she was on a small plane, that she was crashing. they were all actors on board. they had two guys that were sky divers out the door. i love this video. a little 4-year-old girl flying in the backseat of her daddy's small plane. her name is leah. the dad is the president of quebec's aviation club and he took her out and she absolutely loved it. it is the best thing a dad can do. >> pr advice for paris hilton when a egyptian reality show calls, no thanks. >>> my friend got his wish to go to the super bowl. he recently passed away and condolences

i feel bad for gigi and all the guys. they had a great game. >> the three strikers we have, it is amazing. they make a difference in every game. >> reporter: what an end to the first in charge. he says in his program notes that this was the game that was determined the king of europe. it is his barcelona that reigned supreme. amanda davies, cnn. >> now many experts la meanted the modern day racehorse is bred for speed and stamina. as a result, they would never see another triple crown winner. cnns andy scholes has the highlights. >> reporter: when people talk about the greatest horses of all time, you hear secretariat in '73, affirmed in '78. after an epic win in in the belmont stakes, american pharoah is on the list. >> once in a lifetime horse. >> reporter: 13 horses won since 1978. >> i think this horse is different. >> reporter: some said there would never be another triple crown winner because of the way horses skip races to win the belmont. american pharoah proved them wrong. he ran in all three big races. >> he's a

a little bigger than the t-rex or the gigi. >> the t-rex. >> a big mixture of dinosaurs and they threwn other dinosaur d in dnas. i'm not sure how plausible this is. >> this is movies. this is the fantasy. >> exactly. >> remember the whole t-rex seen with the outhouse and chomp, chomp, away he went. >> oh, yeah. >> are there other dinosaur villains in this one? >> let's see. you know actually, it seems like there are some that wreak havoc but in this one, some of the dinosaurs turn out to be the good guys, if that makes sense. >> are you seeing more people at fern bank? the fascination is already there for dinosaurs but this summer is it going to be gang busters? >> i expect so. we're going to have a palentologist give a speech and i saw two people walking around with "jurassic world" shirts and they were eager to talk to me about it. i think you'll see a huge influx of interested guests coming here just to see our dinosaurs and ask questions. >> too cool. i appreciate the fascination in science. go to the earth science fernbank museum of natural history. brooks mitchell thank you so m

. >> steve, my husband his grandmother, gigi i remember her she was so mad when she was an infant she was taken from italy that they pierced her ears as a child. she said over and over. i didn't have a choice. i wish i would have had a choice. she let her holes grow back in because she didn't like it. for me, i feel like a little child it is almost better to have it donnas an infant because you can take care of it some times people have toddlers ears done and they can get infected. that is yucky. i always wanted my ears pierced a my parents never let me get my ears pierced and then my parents got divorced. first thing difficult on my first tuesday night with my dad, i said, hey dad, can you take me to the jewelry counter in the mall and get my pierced. when i comes to landry we haven't done it, she has not asked for it. she has stickers on her ears once in a while. i don't think there needs to be a law against it but i do think maybe they can consider more appropriate timey never thought about the circumcision thing. you are right on that. apparently this is an area of your body that

. >> gigi hadid and joe jonas once again, we got them kissing this -- he is watching the students. >>in. america! >> i got jackie chan and i had a conversation with him in chinese. [speaking in chinese] >> i asked him

. >> it's gigi's birthday. >> this is starting in seattle pacific northwest going to cool down, theyill trickle into spokane and portland. it's not cool in the south or the northeast, we're going to 90. let's look closer to home. >> reporter: getting hotter, here ginger. we have nothing on storm tracker 6 live right now as you take a look outside there's hazy sunshine building over the airport. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows we're in the # 0s to a hot and humid high of 95. there could be a pop-up thunderstorm in allentown or lehigh valley late today or this evening. the big story is the heat and humidity, we do a repeat tomorrow. tennessee. such an exciting morning. all right. let's get inside. michael, you have a special guest. >> all right, thank you, ginger. now, get ready to work it. it's time for "pop news" dancing diva edition. if you don't recognize this mini aretha franklin you need to watch this right now. take a look. ♪ kisses sweeter than honey ♪ >> this routine has racked up over 41 million views and counting. johanna colon is her name. tap dancing is