jennifer hudson singing the national anthem. right here, the concert just got started. i feel incredible. it's almost like we have a front row seat. the stage is the big jumbotron. the lights right here. and a couple of moments ago, they said people make some noise. and it felt like the noise rolled all the way down to the washington monument. this is a chance to set aside the mattress sales, the cookouts, and really salute the troops. >> this is your chance to see some of music's biggest stars for free at an event so big, even the stars are amazed. zach brown of the zac brown band. >> i don't think we played in front of 800,000 people. and what a great cause and great reason to be here playing, you know. it feels amazing. i can't wait to see everything with the light. >> lance corporal lost both legs to an ied in afghanistan, but he says he would go back in a second. >> it's about the guys that have given their lives and we all lost people and we have all given sacrifice. but the one thing is, the guys that are here, they have to carry on that memory and they have to -

and i was really excited to hear jennifer hudson. >> we started running down the mall when we heard her. >> reporter: who is your favorite? >> probably bruce springsteen. >> reporter: debra alfarone, wusa9. >> born to run. >> sing it, derek. wusa9 has your complete guide for the concert to valor on our new app. we have all the road closures and changes to metro service and the items banned from the event. >>> the weather was great for all the concert preps today, so what about tomorrow? >> topper shutt has our veterans day forecast. >> it's going to be a good one. a few clouds, can't rule out a sprinkle, but i think we'll be just fine for the concert. let's talk about the temperatures during the concert. the concert is at 7:00, but the mall opens at 10:00 and you've got to go through security. getting there at 6:30 is probably not a good idea. it's free. temperatures during the concert itself 54 to 62, partly cloudy and mild, could be a sprinkle early. no bicycles and no chairs. look at the temperatures right now. it's going to be milder this time tomorrow. it's 56 downtown, 5

jennifer hudson.t unknown ♪ ♪ i broke my heart, fought every gain to taste the sweet i face the pain ♪ ♪ i rise and fall, yet through it all this much remains ♪ ♪ i want one moment in time when i'm more than i thought i could be ♪ ♪ when all of my dreams are a heartbeat away and the answers are all up to me ♪ ♪ give me one, one moment in time when i'm racing with destiny ♪ ♪ then in that one moment of time i will feel, i will feel eternity ♪ ♪ you're a winner for a lifetime if you seize that one moment in time, make it shine ♪ ♪ give me one moment in time when i'm more than i thought i could be ♪ ♪ when all of my dreams are a heartbeat away and the answers are all up to me ♪ ♪ give me one moment in time when i'm racing with destiny, oh ♪ ♪ then in that one moment of time i will be, i will be, i will be free ♪ ♪ i will be, i will be free [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer hudson. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> she's building a pretty impressive legacy of her own, isn't she? >> without question. j

we just learned that jennifer hudson will be singing the national anthem. >> even if you are not going to the concert tonight, there are lots of road closings that went into effect this morning. worry -- will reopen by 10:00 tomorrow morning. metro is planning for the extendingowds, service at nine metro stations near the mall. you must be in line by midnight and trains will run until everyone is accommodated all stop metro warns that it could take a while. for a closer look at the information we gave you, check we willview jail a.com. have highlights tonight from the big show. >> the veterans day weather has been beautiful. will it hold out through the evening and the concert? >> it is going to be just find all evening long. index several hours, we will fall into the 50's with partly cloudy skies. gaithersburg. 71 in fredericksburg, a mild veterans day this year. clear and mild through the evening, eventually dropping into the 50's with light wind and 57 degrees by morning. be a few areas of fog early in the morning then turning partly cloudy and breezy today. now it's just a matter o

say, can you see ♪ after jennifer hudson sang the national anthem, the crowd was treated to three hourstributes and music, everyone bruceihanna to springsteen -- ♪ even if were dancing in the dark ♪ >> to carrie underwood. m stronger ♪ >> to fairfax county's own dave grohl. ♪ there goes my hero watch him as he goes ♪ nty more.e organizers say the concert was all about veterans. veterans and their families got this lot closest to the state. >> saluting us for what we have done. >> a family tradition -- her father, and army veteran, could not have been prouder to attend the concert with her. >> a strip of tears now and then. she is very confident. >> d.c. has patriotic traditions, that many in the crowd said they have room for one more. they would love to see the concert comeback. ♪ back here live, organizers say it is possible they will return. the park service says a crowd of that size, they had very few problems. three people were arrested for jumping security fences, and there were some minor medical issues, but no big problems. tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> thank you. now that the conc

. ♪ ♪ oh, can you see ♪ >> from the opening act jennifer hudson and her rendition of the national anthem theminem and rihanna. there were plenty of comedians as well. >> do i think performing an event like this can bring peace to the international stage, let's hope yes, yes, yes, i expect that to happen and there is any trouble in the world tomorrow i personally have faild. >> a concert like this is fantastic and raise a's lot of awareness, but i think we should have this awareness all year. >> the stars were america's best. of course there were problems like fence jumpers but otherwise things went well. >> we'll hold final analysis when everyone is home and packed up and everything is rolled out of here. but initial indications are few medical emergencies, handful of arrests, the crowd disposition was good and the eevent appears to have been a great success. >> a big success. look at the mall. nothing left but crews cleaning up and breaking down the equipment. not a lot of trash to be seen out there. it's almost too crowded for any trash. the people filled the mall from 14th street all

. >> i thought when the national anthem started, i thought it was going to be jennifer hudson and i was really excited to hear jennifer hudson. >> we started running down the mall when we heard her. >> reporter: who is your favorite? >> probably bruce springsteen. ♪ ♪ for the land of the free ♪ ♪ >> reporter: we didn't hear any of the bigger names during the sound check today no, rihanna, no boss, but the countdown is on. ♪ home of the brave ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and just a moment ago jessie j finished singing. you can maybe see it's still up there. they've got all of the displays up there and certainly lots of people coming out to hear what's going on. i know you want to know. what songs are you going to hear tomorrow? concert organizers say it's a mix between all of these superstars' biggest hits and songs that veterans would like. i know that we'll be hearing bruce springsteen born in the usa tomorrow. debra alfarone, wusa9. >> what we could hear sounded pretty good. >> i know. those kids, hopefully won't hear that many screams tomorrow. >>> traffic around the mall will be a nightmare

i heard jessie j, the british singer, earlier and jennifer hudson, one of my favorites and now i want you to listen as well. excited? >> yeah, yeah! [ screaming ] >> reporter: why are you excited? [ screaming ] >> reporter: i'm not sure if you can hear. we had british singer jessie j earlier. she was belting out her huge hit bang bang. if you looked a bit, you could see her behind the scaffolding. that was a big draw here today. she's probably the least known be hitting the mall. of course, bruce springsteen, carrie underwood, eminem, rihanna. it's enough to make all the people we spoke to including a bunch of tweens from chicago literally lose it. >> reporter: excited? >> oh, yeah! yeah! [ screaming ] >> reporter: why are you excited? [ screaming ] >> reporter: i'm sorry, guys. it is so hard to hear that i couldn't hear what was going on, whether those kids were screaming and now we've got a little bit of guitar going on in the background while people come here throughout the evening walking their dogs, taking a walk at night. it's going to be a big deal tomorrow night. we'll be all

>> the star-studded "dancing with the stars" finale including performances by jennifer hudson. waited 10 years, wanting to compete since season one and never gave up hope. >> an amazing ride, a tough one because of all the pain and injuries but we stayed the course and we made it. we got here and look what we got >> congratulations. >> sadie what second and janel was in third. >> the display that doing more than showing off a christmas spirit and how it is bringing the family together for the joy of competition ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >> thanksgiving is a day away but a central valley family already has their christmas spirit on display. >> holiday deck races at one home are well then to people in fresno county and new they have a spot on an upcoming epi

it was a star-studded "dancing with the stars" ending with performances by jennifer hudson and alphonso said heat has wanted to compete since season one. >> it was tough because of the pain and injuries but we stayed the curse and we made it. we got here. look what we got. >> sadie came in second and janel came in third and the finalest and new champions are all headed to "good morning america" and you can get they were hopefully strut their stuff. >> always admired that, you have to be tired and sore and you get on a plane and flight to new york to be on "good morning america" and dance and not step on anyone's toes. >> now a check on the weather forecast. show us the the fox >> not today. maybe tomorrow. >> i show you the turkey trot tomorrow. we are ten degrees warmer-than-average today in san jose at 72. 68 tomorrow. the rain cops saturday through wednesday and we will be around the average high of 62. red flag warning from refer -- riverside to san diego. upper 70's to mid-80's in the santa anas kicking in. 63 in lake tahoe. if you are traveling cross the state, there are no weathe

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. ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ >> reporter: awe inspiring from the start, jennifer hudson roaringgh the national anthem in what must be the country's biggest stage. she rolled right into titanium with british star jessie j who joked about singing with an american accent. >> bang bang into the room. i know you want it. doesn't sound as good, does it? >> no. it sound pretty good still. >> really? it sounds like a joke. >> reporter: is this the most amazing way to spend veterans day? >> yes. >> reporter: in the audience one vet who lost both his legs to an ied in afghanistan and said he would go back in a second. >> it's about the guys who have given their lives. we've all lost people and weave all given sacrifice, but -- we've all given sacrifice, but the guys here got to carry on that memory. >> reporter: on the screen heroes like 62-year-old bill chrisoff who when his son nathan was killed in iraq went all the way to the president to get age waiver so he could enlist in the marines as a combat surgeon. >> his humvee had been blasted by an ied and he catch the the brunt of it. brun

all-star cast came out for the concert for valor on the national ball, singer jennifer hudson was thereith a list of top tear entertainers, they all had the same purpose, raise ago wear necessary for issues affecting our nation's military veterans. >>> a wreath laying ceremony marked this service for korean war veterans in port richmond. ceremony honored first men from pennsylvania who were killed in action during the so-called forgotten war. >> ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ >> the battleship new jersey hosted a veterans day ceremony this morning and tossed a wreath in the delaware river and fired the soluting gun to mark the occasion. veterans were given free admission on the battleship new jersey today. >>> they have a wonderful, fitting tribute. >> well, no one would have guessed it a few months ago but eagles fans are singing the the praises of one mark sanchez. >> ducis rodgers is live in the "action news" sports center. ducis, there is a lot to celebrate in last night's win. >> he looked very good last night. mark sanchez knew in order for eagles to be successful he needed to

a lot of different people out there singing a lot of different things from jennifer hudson doing the star spangled banner. i studied the words again of fortunate song, and, also, born in the usa, which is another song that he sang. in neither song do the people say we're not going. they didn't say screw this, we're not going. they went. that's the point. they went. whatever the flaws of american society were or are, whatever the inequalities, whatever the special privileges, they went. they chose to go, circumstances might have forced them, but they went. and in a way, those songs are about pride and patriotism. they're not about we hate america. they're not. they're about the fact that you do your duty for yur country, ef even if it's unfair. i think the people just don't understand the context. they don't understand the history and they have a pre-determined conclusion. they're not thinking like me. >> it's a different time. i don't think the draft has occurred -- most people don't want i back. >> do you think bruce springstei n wanted to offend veter rans on veteran's day? of cour

>> alphonso and whitney are the big winners with performances by trainor and jennifer hudson.id he waited for 10 years for this moment wanting do condition pete on "dancing with the stars" since season one and he never gave up hope. >> amazing. tough. because of the pain and injuries we stayed the course. we made it. we made it. we got here. janel was third. the new champions are headed to "good morning america" strutting their stuff. >>> their flight hasn't been delayed but other flights...ly goodness. >> a lot of them because of the snow developing. the nor eater is developing. at home temperatures are ten degrees above average in san jose at 72 and 68 tomorrow. when the rain societies in saturday through tuesday we will be closer to the 62. a high fire danger in san diego until 6:00 this evening with temperatures running 78 to 84 in los angeles and mid-60's to nearly 70 through the central valley and monterey and headed to lake tahoe my seven-day forecast shows temperatures well above the average high of 47 through friday and rain and snow saturday through tuesday. >> we ha

it's really just her and jennifer hudson, i think. now she adds surgeon to her resume.ena davis. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? >> good, thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: you know, i was just talking to a kid who is going to usc and he's going to a super hero script writing class. how did you get into the movies? was it nonsensical like that? because -- [ laughter ] there he is. did you study film making? >> i did. i studied acting, i majored in it, which is a great idea, because it always works out. my parents had no clue. >> jimmy: you would not recommend majoring in acting, i guess. >> no. but once i finished, i had no idea -- i knew i wanted to be in movies, but nobody told me you were supposed to go to l.a. so, i went to new york. and i was trying to figure out, how can i get in movies? and i decided, at the time, christie brinkley and, like, lauren hutton were guesting cast in movies. i said, i'll just become a model first. and then they'll just hire me to be in movies, because it's much easier to become a supermodel. [ laughter ] so -- >> jimmy: did

jennifer hudson, rihanna, to name a few. it's going to be a big, big night.t was kind of a big night, because a lot of them were rehearsing. they have been doing sound checks, because you can imagine, this is a massive production with a lot of different sounds. carrie underwood. black keys. bruce springsteen performed one full song earlier this afternoon. so it's been a wonderful time to wait for this thing to unfold. but the waiting will be ending in the next 15 minutes as the concert for valor gets under way on the mall. eryone is in place, and it looks like we're just waiting for the lights to come up and occ curtain to go up. you can check in on nbcwashington.com. we'll have all of the information for you. we'll -- the stars have been tweeting out their pictures. you can get a look at that. just search concert for valor and we will be here all night and bring you the highlights at 11:00. back to you. >> wendy, thank you. >>> on veterans day, we salute a group of veterans part of the greatest generation. they fought bravely for allied forces in world war i

jennifer hudson, metallica, carey underwood and bruce springsteen will perform.e concert is expected to draw a quarter million people to the mall. that concert begins at 7:00 next tuesday. >>> tonight, a local connection to a philadelphia woman who was kidnapped on a city street as her parents make a plea to the suspect. >>> also, a bomb plot at a maryland school was foiled. we'll report what we're learning about the boy in custody. >>> right now, the fbi and maryland state police have joined the search for this guy. surveillance pictures show him using the debit card of a woman snatched off the street in philadelphia. these pictures are from an atm in aberdeen, maryland. carlesha gaither hasn't been seen since sunday night. her abduction has been caught on surveillance video and has been seen on news websites across the country. along with the fbi joining the search, we've learned reward money in the case has now topped $40,000. freeland-gaither grew up in st. mary's county and as we mentioned, her debit card was used just hours after her abduction in aberdeen.

for tonight's veterans'-themed "concert for valor" featuring stars from bruce springsteen to jennifer hudsonericans honored the living, thousands turned out across the atlantic for "remembrance day" in london, where a memorial sea of red ceramic poppies now surroundsç the tower of london. it features more than 888,000 flowers, one for each british and commonwealth soldier ieled in world war one, which erupted 100 years ago, this year. 13-year-old harry hayes planted the final flower. >> it was an amazing honor because it's just seeing all those poppies that are out there, and every single one represents a life, and that person is not coming home because they laid down their lives so we can have a free life. >> ifill: this was armistice day in other european nations, and the world war one anniversary lent added weight to the annual observances. especially in the belgian town of ypres, scene of three major battles during the first world war. france also honored all those who have served, and fallen, as president francois hollande took part in a wreath-laying atç paris' arc de triomphe. >> if

where he performed with jennifer hudson.isit at "today" and ultimately finished in fifth place. he was always encouraged to use his gift. >> my grandmother was the one that got me in church. >> what's next for the little man with the powerful voice? >> sing christmas songs around christmas. [ chuckles ] >> good stuff. quintavious has been singing since he was 11 months old. >> before he was talking, he was singing. >> he was incredible on the plaza and a nice kid. >> we will see a lot more of him. >> yes, we will. >>> still to come on today, may the force be with you. dylan will talk about what fans are staying about the trailer released for the up coming movie, but first this is "today" on ♪ >>> you know what that means. we are back on a saturday morning mu morning. everyone talking about the trailer for "star wars the force awakens." >> that trailer went live friday and nearly broke it. it is getting a lot of reaction, dylan in the orange room. >> the movie will not come out for another year. that is not stopping fans from

. ♪ o say can you say >> reporter: jennifer hudson's rendition of the star bangled banner kicked offhe night. nearly a dozen top performers including rihanna and the zaj bruin band honored the americans' lives. ♪ let freedom fly ♪ did it rain >> reporter: country star carrie underwood got a little help from the sergeants singing air force. at the other end of the spectrum was the heavy metal band metallica. ♪ >> reporter: joined on stage by a wild throng of dancing vets. thousands of seats on the national mall were reserved for veterans. many of them came with veterans service organizations. brandon young is with team red, white, and blue, whose vision is to help veterans by connected them with their communities. >> the military teaches a very good job of how to put our armoire on, but nobody ever taught us how to take our armoire off. >> reporter: bruce springsteen's so song, freedom song against the vietnam war. this was no protest. this was a celebration of the brave men and women who know what it's like to wear the boots on the ground. one big theme last night was that veterans s

where he performed with jennifer hudson.isit at "today" and ultimately finished in fifth place. he was always encouraged to use his gift. >> my grandmother was the one that got me in church. >> what's next for the little man with the powerful voice? >> sing christmas songs around christmas. [ chuckles ] >> good stuff. quintavious has been singing since he was 11 months old. >> before he was talking, he was singing. >> he was incredible on the plaza and a nice kid. >> we will see a lot more of him. >> yes, we will. >>> still to come on today, may the force be with you. dylan will talk about what fans are staying about the trailer released for the up coming movie, but first this is "today" over a million californians have a gotten something that's beend. out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits.

. ♪ o say can you say ♪ >> reporter: jennifer hudson's powerful rendition of "the star-spangled bannercked off the night. ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ wait a minute tell you ♪ ♪ bang bang ♪ >> reporter: nearly a dozen top performers including rihanna and the zac brown band honored america's veterans. ♪ i thank god for my life ♪ ♪ for the stars and stripes ♪ ♪ may freedom forever fly ♪ ♪ and let it rain ♪ >> reporter: country star carrie underwood got a little help from the singing sergeants of the u.s. air force. ♪ at the other end of the spectrum was the heavy metal band metallica. >> we finally get to play for our heroes! ♪ >> reporter: joined on stage by a wild throng of dancing vets. thousands of seats on the national mall were reserved for veterans. many of them came with veterans service organizations. brandon young is with team red, white and blue, whose vision is to help veterans by connected them with their communities. >> the military does a very good job of teaching us how to put our armor on but never ever teaches us how to take our armor off. >> reporter: a highlight of

we're talking about folks like rihanna, bruce springsteen, carrie underwood, jennifer hudson, and there'llmber of non-singing celebrities, oprah winfrey, will smith -- who actually does both. they're going to be weighing in in tribute to our veterans, every one of them who have served past and present, but also active duty service members. this is all about celebrating those folks today. they've reserved about 12,000 seats here at the concert that will be for members of the service who are currently in active duty and their families, but we expect there could be up to 800,000 people jamming the national mall for this star-studded event running for three hours starting at 7 p.m., martha. martha: what are the organizers hoping to achieve with this big event, shannon? >> reporter: well, not only do they want to celebrate and honor those who have served the country, but they want to shine a spotlight to veterans who are getting back into society, and they are partnered with a number of organizations to which you can donate. they will have information about that throughout the night as this hai

kroll, metallica, jennifer hudson, jesse j, rihanna, and the zac brown band all concert.g at that on the front page of "usa today," below the fold -- "honor ofs with jobs, says the ceo starbucks." howard schultz says the concert for valor on the national mall said service in arrack and afghanistan has become a hurdle rather than an asset for many veterans." that is the front page of "usa today." -- "facesngton post" of the fallen." this is something they have been repeatedly over the years. "as of monday, the death toll from enduring freedom in 2343."stan was some of the faces of the fallen. sharon, republican, what is on your mind? caller: good morning, greta. happy veterans day to all those who served, and god bless. i would like to say something about the afford will care act that probably a lot of people do not know. thisis -- you can verify at the library of congress. if memory serves me correctly, 3790, and itl was as originally a bill for first-time buyers break on taxes, military for buying a house. that bill was passed unanimously through the house, and then it went to congr

and i was going to go third, and kate hudson went first and jennifer garner went.ou don't want to follow those guys. >> let me get to it. there's a third one there that i did not know about. so, but they're telling stories about him, it's not so much a a speech. and i'm like, oh, god, maybe this is a little -- i haven't known matthew that long. i don't have that many stories. and while i'm thinking about what i'm going to say, they're like, "one second." up pops a clip of sandra bullock. >> jimmy: oh, no. >> let me tell you something, ladies and gentlemen, if you don't want to follow anybody, you especially don't want to follow sandra bullock. [ laughter ] it's impossible. she's perfect. >> jimmy: she's america's sweetheart. she's perfect, i know. >> she's perfect because she's cute and she's funny and she's just everything. and she's like not there and she's like wearing no makeup and got this adorable hat on. >> jimmy: oh, gosh. >> and she wrote a poem. and they've known each other for 22 years. and then like, she finishes the poem and then she cuts to doing it i