the beloved community that jim lawson first mentioned to him. and he was a person who could have had a wasted life that we would never reach. i joined the new york times that year, the day after john kennedy's election. and one of my last images of nashville, right before i left: the sit-ins are over, they've won, everybody's sort of gone back to their normal lives. i'm downtown on a saturday picking up something, and there on a street corner, absolutely by himself, is john lewis. nobody else, just doing this on his own. and he's trying to register black people to vote. and i thought, "boy, he has really got staying power." and 40 years later, he still has staying power. but it's a reminder again of untapped potential in our society when we don't make full democracy, full education, full economic possibilities available to ordinary people. the children took a risk when they went into the lunch counters in nashville and staged the most organized early sit-ins there. initially, those encounters were peaceful, and then they grew more violent. and t

jim lawson is honoring his father also named jim who was a pilot during world war ii. german shot down his plane over italy. two crew members died. watson died in 2006. recently a man in italy found parts of his plane at the crash site. he sent them to jim watson, the son. the son's only regret that, his father never had a chance to hold pieces of that plane in his hands. >> i think it would have brought a smile to ms. face, something he had put behind him and at the same point i think all of us seek some type of closure on events in our lives. i think it would have been good. >> jim watson was awarded a purple heart for that bombing mission in 1944. >>> it seems like a match made in heaven. today is not just memorial day, but this year the holiday falls on may 28th and coincides with national hamburger day and national brisket day, seems appropriate since memorial day is one of the top grilling days of the year. an estimated 70 up with% of grill owners will light up the barbecue this weekend -- 70% of grill owners will light up the barbecue this weekend if they haven'

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. new warnings out today as we expect big changes in the weather. the national park service wants people to know about the hidden dangers along the potomac river after close calls. we have the story now from megan mcgrath. >> reporter: the potomac river is a national treasure. while a source of great fun, the potomac can also be a source of great danger. betsy train has seen it firsthand. her husband nearly drowned last year in a canoeing accident. >> they actually capsized at seneca. they were in the water for about 2 1/2, 3 hours. they had life jackets. and they scrambled for what they could. >> reporter: in 2009, ten people drowned between the key bridge and the waters just north of great falls. an area known as the potomac river gorge. to prevent accidents, emergency responders want to urge visitors to be careful, especially on wet rocks which can become extremely slippery. >> algae growing on the rocks and make it very, very slippery. these rocks have been here for thousands and th

jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. today in d.c., auto safety advocates and government officials focused on the deadly problem of distracted teen driving. the study underscores just how dangerous it is for teens when riding with their friends and with no adult supervision. brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: this aaa video shows how a teen joy ride can suddenly take a dangerous turn. >> oh, my god. are you okay? >> reporter: a new study by the foundation for traffic safety, accidents sky rocket when teens drive with passengers under the age of 21. >> when two passengers are in the car, the risk doubles. and when three or more passengers are in the car, we see the risk quadruple. >> reporter: when someone over age 35 is on board, the risk drops 62%. >> unfortunately, when the parents leave the car, we see the risk go up dramatically. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood says it's time for peer pressure. >> when you're in a car with a friend, and you see them with that cell phone in their ear or the texti

i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. we'll get to those stories in a minute. first we start with the weather on a gloomy monday afternoon. it's been raining on and off all day. >> don't put away your umbrellas just yet. the rain is not done with us. storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson joins us with your first forecast. >> thanks, guys. we haven't had much rain yet but for a week it shows rain just about every single day. it's going to be a wet one for us. let me start by saying the moisture over us, the cloud cover today, not from tropical storm alberto. that system of course formed this weekend. it's off the coast of north carolina and south carolina but what has us moist and cloudy today is an area of low pressure, an area of low pressure that is right down south around fredericksburg and warrenton. let me slide out of the way and we'll put this in motion. you can see the heavy rain just off the coast right now down around north carolina but for our area again we're seeing some showers and we'll continue to see rain

jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. we start with the stunning news today the death of another popular singer disco queen donna summer died this morning. >> summer defined a genre. she had 19 number one dance hits including bad girls. she was just 63 years old. access hollywood's billy bush joins us live from california. another sad day in the music world. >> sure is. that is second only to madonna, that stat. it would be irresponsible to throw a '70s party without back-to-back donna summer. she died in florida in her home, 63 years old. it's reported it was lung cancer but that is not confirmed. also reported it is because of breathing the air after 9/11. that is not confirmed. but we celebrate the life of donna. neil bogard who founded her in the mid 70s from casablanca records launched her in europe. she was a giant hit in europe. nothing in the states for a while until finally record executives realized her records were selling all over the place. she was an underground sensation. the first crossover artist. then al

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. it's our top story. she says she didn't do it. a mom is accused of letting her 5-year-old daughter use a tanning bed, which is against the law in new jersey. >> in court today she pleaded not guilty to a child endangerment charge. >> reporter: 5-year-old anna was playing outside her home unaware of all the trouble her mom was in. did you go to a tanning salon with your mommy? >> i didn't care. >> reporter: not really sure? i understand. her mother has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor accused of taking the girl to the tropics tanning salon in nutley and giving her second-degree burns. >> we went for a walk and i tanned. she doesn't tan. it's called a tanning booth. and a tanning room. >> reporter: she says it was a misunderstanding, that she took her daughter inside the room similar to this one but had anna wait while she alone went into the tanning bed. she says her daughter was never exposed to uv rays. >> she's my little girl. am i going to bring my little daughter into a # 90-degree bed? i mean, that's not n

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. she says she is the victim of a witch hunt and now the new jersey woman accused of taking her daughter into a tanning booth is also the butt of late night jokes. >> 44-year-old patricia krenzel told tmz there is someone out there who is jealous, fat, and ugly and has been out to get her all her life. she pleaded not guilty to a child endangerment case yesterday. mara schiavocampo has the latest. >> i'm innocent. >> reporter: patricia krenzel who herself is very tanned pled not guilty wednesday to second-degree child endangerment. >> good morning, your honor. >> reporter: the charges follow allegations that krenzel brought her then 5-year-old daughter anna into a tanning booth. >> i would die right now for her. >> that child was never in that tanning booth. she loves her child more than her own life and would never, ever allow her child to go inside a tanning bed. >> reporter: but according to the essex county prosecutor's office, a trip to the city tropic salon a week ago caused the g

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. it is our top story. he is here, folks. prince harry is in town right now meeting with injured service members. participating in the warrior games. the prince is at a reception at the british embassy's residence. he will attend a dinner at the ritz-carlton tonight. he will be receiving the atlantic council's 2012 award for distinguished humanitarian leadership. news4's megan something grath reports on the talk of the town. a chance to see a prince. >> reporter: it is a cause near to his heart. since serving in afghanistan in 2007, prince harry has been actively involved in charities that help wounded soldiers. tonight he's being honored for his work and will receive the atlantic council's award for distinguished humanitarian leadership. >> i think it is wonderful. i think he has done great things and i rememberian well. i think that -- i remember diana well. he did doing a wonderful job. >> reporter: he will visit with servicemen and women from the uk who participated in the paraolympics event warrior games in colorado. the

i am pat lawson muse. >>> i'm jim handly.start of the summer traveling season is upon us. they expect 35 million people to get out of town. that's about half a million more than last year. the small spike is thanks, in part, to falling gas prices. prices at the pump were about 25 cents less than they were this time last we're. >> john edwards daughter has not taken the stand yet but could be called at any minute. the 2008 presidential candidate is on trial accused of using nearly a million dollars in campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress from the media. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> today the justice department launched a criminal probe of jpmorgan chase to investigate the bank's $2 billion trade loss. it's the second federal agency to look into the matter. meanwhile, ceo jamie dimon told his shareholders today that the company's losses were "self-inflicted" but its finances remain strong. shareholders voted to let him keep his title and his $23 million pay package. >>> news about the stronger u.s. economy and manuf

steele and reverend jim lawson. so the list goes on and on.e for our connection to the progress in this country and there is little question, at least in my mind that the work of the conference of national black churches has been critical and vital and the agenda you set forth today i think is extremely ambitious and necessary for the attention of the clergy. so i appreciate the board of the conference of national black churches and of course to the president, dr. franklyn and to dr. jacqueline burton who has carried this load on her back for months now. so we appreciate everything that you have done. i'm going to be brief primarily because you want me to be and -- [laughing] since we just have preachers here i figure we can just be straight out honest and so i'm going to hurry as you want. and you know, we had a, a young woman who went to church with me this past weekend up in newark who had grown up in the catholic church and of course she was, you know, concerned and confused over what everything was. so she sat with a young woman who i kne

jim handly. i'm pat lawson muse. headlines this hour. breast feeding mother and her nearly 4-year-old son featured on "time" magazine's cover appeared on "today" this morning. jamie grumet spoke about her feelings about attachment period, including breast feeding through the toddler years, cosleeping, and baby wearing. >>> three more people arrested and charged in the kidnapping two of girls from tennessee. they were rescued last night in mississippi. the fbi says tonight they were taken by a man who was wanted for killing their mother and sister. investigators say 35-year-old adam mays killed himself as authorities closed in. >>> first lady michelle obama, graduation speaker for virginia tech's graduation class 2012. she praised resilience in the face of tragedy and encouraged students to live life on their own terms while strengthening their community. mrs. obama will speak at a&t's commencement tomorrow. >>> and work of jpmorgan's loss sparked a financial sell-off. but gains in tech offset some losses. dow ended at 12,820. nasdaq ende

jim hanley. >> i'm pat lawson muse. memorial day weekend is here and the rush is on to get to the beach. hitting the highways. 35 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles or more this weekend. nearly nine out of every ten will travel by car. some 2 million others are expected to fly to their destinations for the long weekend. >>> here's the scene from chopper four this afternoon. a steady stream of traffic rolling across the bay bridge throughout the day. travelers heading to the eastern shore for the first time since last summer may be surprised by th

lawson muse. >> that picture was trouble. i'm jim handly. firps at 4:00 today millions of people had their eyes on facebook all day today not the latest status update but the price of the ipo stock. >> wall street is about to close any second now. we'll take a look at the live board where you can see the stock is closing just above 38. it started at $38 a share and then jumped to $42 earlier. there was even a snafu on the nasdaq. things got a little bit of a late start today but right now as you can see the closing number there just about $38. joining us live now from outside facebook headquarters in california is cnbc's julia boorstin. did the ipo live up to the hype today? >> reporter: well, i think there actually is a question of whether the ipo was over hyped. there was a lot of talk that we might see a big pop after the stock started trading today but we didn't really see as much of a pop as a lot of people had been looking for. one of the issues that could have hampered expectations, the excitement here, was the fact that the nasdaq sa

i'm pat lawson muse. >> jim handly has the night off.sitter is facing charges after letting three young boys whom she was supposed to be watching, wander off. one of the kids turned up at a taco bell a mile away. darcy spencer spoke with the worker who found him. she is live in stafford with the details. >> reporter: yeah, the general manager was working this drive-through window saturday afternoon when she spotted that little boy outside. he was hot. he was sweateding. he was crying. he said that he was lost. she took him inside and called police and police found out that he was with two younger boys and they wandered away after the baby sitter said they could go outside and play. >> the only thing he could keep saying was i'm going to be in so much trouble. he was a very, very precious little boy. >> reporter: she was working the drive-through window at taco bell on washon road in stafford saturday afternoon when she saw a 7-year-old boy who appeared

jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. a look at your headlines right now.dent obama says he now supports same-sex marriage. this is a switch for the president who previously only supported civil unions. he says his views evolved after watching gay couples in his administration and in the military struggle for equal rights. we'll have complete local reaction coming up at 5:00. >>> al qaeda designed the underwear bomb so it would be form-fitting and go undetected, even if the bomber received an airport pat-down or scanning. that's according to u.s. officials who have said a plot using such a device was disrupted because a double agent had penetrated al qaeda in yemen. an investigation was launched today to see how that top-secret operation became public. >>> a former spokeswoman for john edwards took the stand at his trial today. she testified about a meeting in 2007 when edwards' late wife confronted one of the donors who reportedly supported his pregnant mistress financially. john edwards is accused of misspending nearly $1 million in campaign funds. >>> on

jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. one of the beasty boys is dead. ♪ rapper adam yelk also known as mca has died at the age of 47. >> russell simmons first announced his death on his website global grind.com. no cause of death has been announced. in 2009 he revealed he had a cancerous tumor. >> in addition to directing iconic music videos for his fans yelk is credited as a pioneer in hip hop music. the beastie boys arguably pushed rap into the main stream in the 1980s. the band formed in high school. they have since sold more than 40 million records. yelk is survived by his wife and one daughter. >>> now to the weather we could get some stormy weather this afternoon and this evening. >> this weekend get ready for more rain. storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is here with your first forecast. >> steamy and warm out there. you probably noticed the higher humidity and, yes, we could have some thunderstorms some of which could be strong coming our way over the next couple hours. as far as the radar goes there are a few

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. we begin at 4:00 today with music stars helping lift the spirits of those impacted by devastating tornadoes. the local junior/senior high school in the small southern indiana town of henryville was severely damaged. despite all the destruction and change there was one high school tradition those students were not about to give up on -- the prom. when lady antebelem heard about the news they traveled to louisville in the middle of their international tour. >> reporter: this is the gym where the henryville high school prom was supposed to take place but in seconds a powerful tornado changed those plans and prom night seemed lost to the twister until a group of students decided to ask for help from one of country music's biggest acts, lady antebellum. ♪ the band was already hosting a contest to play at a high school prom, a contest perfect for ravaged henryville high. so they submitted a youtube video asking the band to save their prom and it worked. >> it's kind of a once in a lifetime

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. we start off today with the royal family this afternoon after 60 years on the throne queen elizabeth is gearing up for a big diamond jubilee celebration. >> meanwhile the rest of the family made lots of public appearances over the weekend. it seems they've been up for just about anything. michelle kosinski has more from london. >> reporter: the royal weekend revved up on friday with another red carpet evening stroll. william and kate at a dinner honoring britain's olympic stars. this team is ready for their role as olympic ambassadors. >> the mood in london will be electric, ecstatic, and amazing. >> reporter: soon after, william and harry had a taste of glory at a charity polo match that saw both princes suit up and win. later, a star-studded concert. ♪ >> reporter: the house of windsor has been riding high on a wave of pride and admiration among their countrymen and beyond despite austerity at home. even this video of prince charles and camilla has gone viral. >> this afternoon it'l