and i know you splatter a lot of paint when you do it. >> we're performing it at the kennedy center onday, doing two shows. we're so excited to be here. and we have special something for d.c. just for you guys. >> okay. i won't let you tell me, but i'll step out of the way. >> are you ready to rock? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> wow. the statue of liberty. oh, my goodness. that is incredible. beautiful. absolutely fantastic. you have it on your teeth and glasses. that is absolutely amazing. dan, thank you so much. and dan of course will be sunday at the kennedy center where he will join the national symphony orchestra for two family concerts at 2:00 and 4:00. how do you feel? >> ready to rock. ready for number two. >> thank you so much, dan. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> ready to rock. >> and we're live on facebook and we have been chatting with the view ers and either 00 blowing up right now. somebody like the metallica inspired music, but others say p they want to buy it. so you can see why he makes a lot of money for charity because of this. >> was barbara dressed that color before h

can you tell me where the kennedy center is from here? >> that way. >> reporter: should you rely on a metro station name as guidance? >> the biggest thing though is look at the map before you get going rather than just get down here and try to figure out which way to go. >> reporter: when you think of smithsonian, you probably also think of the national mall and metro wants to add national mall to the smithsonian station stop. but when you think of foggy bottom, george washington university, do you also think about the kennedy center? it's about a half mile away from the station. as ryan o' ferguson tweets me, national mall makes sense. there are practical concerns. if you're going to change the name of a metro station you also have to change it out here on the station pylon. adding kennedy center to an ard crowded sign, that could get complicated. according to a metro presentation set to be delivered this thursday, the district would have to foot the bill for the changes to this station signage and it certainly gets into the thousands of

kennedy space center, florida. the space shuttle, 14 stories high, 2000 tons, poised on the pad for its maiden flight. this is columbia, the space shuttle double bit the earth -- that will orbit the earth. the solid rocket boosters, the largest ever used on any launch vehicle. the first to be employed in a u.s. manned flight. at liftoff, the solid rocket boosters together with the three main engines will unleash more than 6.5 million pounds of thrust needed to launch the first reusable spacecraft. never before has a winged vehicle been launched like a rocket, returning to earth through frictional heating in it sets of 5200 degrees. still aerodynamically sound to be launched again and again and again. if it succeeds, the space shuttle will truly be a remarkable flying machine. ♪ >> there are many other goals to be reached during the 54.5 our mission. test objectives are planned. these could not be achieved without an astronaut crew. the commander, john young. the pilot, robert crichton -- robert crippen. john young

today a committee approved of changing smithsonians and foggy boggy gw kennedy center. the more descriptive name could increase tourism. the national park service in kennedy center will have to pay because they are the ones that requested the changes. the full vote on the issue. >>> president obama will deliver the keynote address during howard university commencement ceremony next month. the university will give him an honorary degree doctor of law which is the school's highest honor. set for saturday may 7th and given speeches at rutgers and to the air force cadets in colorado springs. >>> i'm kristen berset, the verizon season, the post-season is here and caps preview coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist howard bernstein. a nice day and a chilly night and frost advisories west of i- 95 and i have the seven-day forecast that will put a smile on a lot of folks faces. coming up in a few minutes. >>> early voting under way in the state of maryland. a look of voters in prince george's county. one of the candidates sits down with us. congressman chris van holland joins us live

and you're going to be painting at the kennedy center this weekend, right? >> what is speed painting? >> i take a canvas and it's a performance art medium. it looks like i'm doing an abstract painting but i'm really painting something. so you get to guess -- >> you never tell them in advance? >> no. >> how did you come up with this idea. >> there was a famous speed painting and he passed away in 2004. and i started doing it and my daughter did a video and it went viral and since then i've been doing hundreds. >> and you're going to do right now. >> we're performing at the kennedy center. on sunday we're doing two shows. we're so excited to be here in d.c. i have something special for d.c. >> i'm going to let step out of the way. >> are you ready to rock! >> i'm ready to rock. >> there it is. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> whoa! the statue of liberty! oh, my goodness. that is incredible. whoa, it's beautiful! absolutely. >> here we go! >> and it's on your teeth and on your glasses. that is absolutely amazing. dan, thank you so much. dan of course is going to be sunday at the

so, to kennedy center, they will add -- or i should say, kennedy center will be added to gwu, and nationaladded to they don't replace. they add to the name, kennedy center added to gwu and national mall to smithsonian. you can follow adam tuss on twitter, and of course, we'll have much more coming up on news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. back to you. >> all right, erika. >>> a new device will let police see if you were texting during a car crash. it's a textalyzer, like a breathalyze breathalyzer. they're talking about a bill to allow them in cars. they would only look at your text, not phone calls or conversations if this bill passes. >>> your credit score can affect everything from your interest rates to your ability to buy a new home, but bob hanson explains how you can improve that magic number. >> reporter: there are lots of stories behind people's credit scores, each one influenced by their lifestyle, their job and spending habits. to turn things around, first look at the information in your credit report. >> you want to make sure it's your score. so, if you want to protect rates, you wan

banned from italy will perform at the kennedy center tomorrow night at 6:00. josh: outside. of crazy, talking about snow in denver, rain in texas. it's really the same system that has given us sunny days. kimberly: we got the better end of that deal. josh: i would say so, and continues tomorrow. low 60's at the airport. harbor,ot at national 61, and the breezes out of the south. that is part of the reason we stay mild overnight into the morning. not be monday, it will quite as chilly as it has been the last few mornings. if you are taking up the dog before going to bed, we are back into the 40's manassas, culpeper, and frederick. other places is taking a long time for the temperature to drop, andrews 54, 59 winchester. you will need the jacket in the morning but you will not be scraping frost. the high pressure is continuing to head basically right over top of the dmv, dropping to the south and southwest. that makes room for the warmer air mass. in motion, monday morning, mostly sunny skies for the day, the high continues to push off to the southwest. that allows the rmer ai

metro is trying to decide if it should add national mall to the smithsonian station's name or kennedy center for the foggy bottom george washington university station. it would mean changing signs that would cost thousands of dollars. the district would have to foot the bill for that. some riders are not convinced the name change is really needed. >> biggest thing is look at the map before you get going rather than just get down here and try to figure out which way to go. >> now, a metro survey found that more than half of people supported adding national mall only 26% supported adding kennedy center to the foggy bottom name. >>> in the day ahead, virginia governor terry hk call live will speak at the annual government forum on cyber security. governor hk call live wimcaulif the growing cyber security threat against the electric grid. >>> virginians pay proportionately less in an most in tax rates. virginia residents have a total tax burden of 7.8%. that's the percent of their income the pay in local and state taxes. that puts virginia in 3'9" place. maryland pace nearly 9.4%. new york has t

feeling.ood >> and that italian military another perform preconcert at 6:00 tomorrow night at the kennedy center. ashley, thank you. >> developing right now ecuador cope with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. 230 number of dead exceeding people. more than 1500 people hurt. night 7.8 magnitude uake was found in ecuador's capitol the worst damage is along pacific coast. ecuador's deadliest quake in 30 aftershocks continue to jolt southwest japan. quake and nearly as strong after shock claimed more than 40 lives. are ast a dozen people still missing. pentagon is mobilizing relief efforts. supplies ill help fly and help to isolated areas. >> now to the race fort white house. candidates are all in new york ahead of tuesday's crucial primary. nd while polls show hillary clinton and donald trump with leads, neither is taking anything for granted. >> the candidates for president back to new battle york. >> how are you? shadow e sanders in the of the brooklyn bridge bringing his case straight through the people. >> definitely made it smiling for selfies. clinton spent her afternoon dancing at a

all proceeds will be donated to the "robert f kennedy center for justice and human rights." this is the fourth straight year cook is making himself available for the charity auction. =raj/otsvo= we went sky high for this story: special delievary for the baby falcons. =vo= the new falcons are in a nest atop of san jose's city hall. the falcons got their i-d bracelets today. the expert who put them on is a member of u-c santa cruz's "predatory bird research group." he climbs 300 feet up city hall to do this a few times a year. the birds are healthy.. being well fed by their peregrine parents. =sot=font:00 - :08 "they're eating real well up there. there are a lot of bird parts. they eat other birds that they catch in the air. mom anda day. there a little win of shorbirds and a lotf pigeon feathers." ocue: ...of pion featrs." trt:15 =con't vo= the chicks hatched earlier this month. this is the 11th set of chicks born to the two peregrine falcons who call city hall home. they've been living on top of the building for years. ===3-shot toss jeff== adlib toss to jeff ===jeff/ live p

customer service committee approve adding the national mall to the smithsonian station name and the kennedy center to the foggy bottom station. if approved the district will foot the bill, not metro. the measure goe board for approval. metro will be busy tonight as the d.c. area rocks the red for game one of the caps-flyers playoff series. there is a nats game going on, too. kevin lewis is live outside the verizon center where the puck will drop in about an hour from now. kevin? kevin: make sure to thank doug hill for the perfect weather we are experiencing today. nats playing under perfect sunny skies. if you are coming to the caps game tonight a really beautiful walk from downtown office here to the verizon center. >> the team to win it. of course. ovechkin. obi. for sure it is the year. >> caps. all the way. i'm really excited. i will be more excited when finish the work day to come here for good. i am talking the building. it's just -- i'm stalking the building. it's where i want to be. kevin: the game is set to begin in less than an hour. i want to planning to take metrorail, good news. metro

the board will decide whether to add kennedy center to the foggy bottom george washington universitytop. metro survey found that more than half the riders support changing the name of the smithsonian station but only a quarter think it's a good idea to change the name at goggy bottom. exciting day for agenda fans today -- "jeopardy" fans today. they hosted the teen tournament today. the fans got to get behind the scene look at clues and contestants and a chance to interact with the host alex trebek. suzanne kennedy reports. suzanne: two days of the "jeopardy" teen tournament are shot on the stage at d.a.r. constitution hall. 15 teenagers from all across the country ages 14 to 17 will gather on this stage to compete before nine students will move on to the semi-finals. three will be in the finals which will be a two-show competition. one o the competitors is from here in the d.c. area. >> this is my first time in national television. never done anything like this. this is exciting for me. it's not like every day that someone -- it is every day. pat sajek lives on my town. he is on tv

kennedy center for justice and human rights.'ll get to be his guest at an apple event. >> i guess you get to pitch ideas to him too? >> yeah. >> what do you get to eat for lunch? >> whatever you want. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- chelsea handler, eric bana, mu

depression, haggard grew up in a box car, going from serving a stint at san quentin prison to the kennedy centerago. honored with a lifetime achievement award in 2010. "today i started loving you again" recorded by more than 400 different performers. ♪ today i started loving you again ♪ >> reporter: haggard died on his 79th birthday, surrounded by family. david muir, abc news, new york. and stars from across the entertainment world have been expressing their sadness about his death. dolly parton calling him one of the greatest writers and singers of all time. >> willie nelson during their careers. nelson tweeting out this photo of the two of them saying, he was my brother, my friend, and i will miss him. >> carrie underwood with tweeting love and prayers for the family. merle was a pioneer, a true entertainer, a legend. there will never be another like him. >> this one from an brad paisley on twitter saying there there are no words to describe the loss and sorrow felt within all of music with the passing of merle hag hard. >> he was so beloved by country music fans and insiders. remarkable. >> h

. >>> happening check out a speed painter at the kennedy center. >> his name is dan dunn and he is part of the nso family concert today. he stopped by the news 4 studios on to show us some of his truly amazing work. take a look. >> lights, canvas, music. he turns it no amazing art and we're lucky to have dan dunn here in our studio who was going to be painting at the kennedy center this weekend. >> yeah. >> welcome, good to have you with us. >> i take a canvas and it's a performance art medium. and it looks like i'm doing an abstract paeinting, but i surprise the and you had constituency with what i'm paineding i painting so i get to guess. there was a very fay fuss speed paint who are passed away in 2004 and other people -- i started doing it and my daughter put a video of me performing on youtube an she was 13. and ever since we've been to 29 countries now. we did 100 cities the first year. and we raised $3 million for charity selling our paintings. >> and you brought it with us. you'll show us right now. >> yeah. >> i can't believe you'll do it right here in this studio. and i know y

. >> you've just come from playing at the kennedy center.ou played for a worldwide audience with pharrell at the grammy's. i thought i was gonna say, oh, this is a busy time for you. but, actually you've slowed down a little bit. what drives you? >> for me, i like to do creative concerts, and creative projects. and - and i think really - music give me an energy to drive myself - to always try to get to another level. >> but, you know, you have had so much success it would be easy to say, "i could cut my concert schedule in half. >> i mean, compared to a few years ago - it's actually - reduced. i used to play, like, 160, and now i play 125. yeah. something like that. i cut the summer time off. >> and you do think about balance. i mean, i think that that is something that you have written, that you had to learn. because, i guess, you had spent so much of your life, from even your early childhood, really focused on driving to be number one, as you've said. >> i mean, of course, now the - to think about number one is a silly thing. but when i wa

he was inducted in the country music haul of fame in 1994 and a kennedy center honoree in 2010. was his 79th birthday. >>> there's a new call to change food labels. >> and maybe it makes you think twice before you eat? >> a group of british scientists proposing putting the exercise equivalent of calorie information on the food labels. researchers found that burning off the calories in a can of soda is 26 minutes walking. 13 minutes running. more than half of the people surveyed said this kind of labeling would change their behavior. >> i got to go. i got places to -- >> we all have to run all over the city. >> all right. sheena, help us out here. what about the rain in the morning? running tlau? >> yeah. the rain in the morning, grab the umbrella before you leave. some areas will be seeing it for the morning commute. not everybody but then as we go into the middle of the day, yes, we'll be seeing even heavier rain and showers maybe even thunderstorms tomorrow. going to be a wet day and a windy day, too. and then friday talking about the villanova parade, i have that forecast for

he was a kennedy center honoree in 2010 and today the long time fellow country outhaw willie nelson tweeted he was my brother, my friend and i will miss him. >>> navy recruits men and women will wear the same head covers. women were fitted for so-called dixie cups at a uniform issue this week at the recruit training command in great lakes illinois. it will replace the so-called bucket cover for women. the navy to promote gender equality in appearance. >>> how much would you pay for the very first air force one? the founder of a virginia aviation company is not saying but he will say that there is no way whoa leave it to rot in the arizona sun. president eisenhower's ride is the only air force one sold first to a crop dusting country that used it for scrap briefly and carl and dynamic aviation p bridgewater virginia are working to completely restore it and turn it into a flying museum. >> this thing reeks history and a good time of history. the 50s. the 50s and eisenhower. >> the new engin aand 7,000 man- hours to get it in the air. flying it runs 2500 dollars an hour for the fuel alone. but

good deal of sunshine at the kennedy center as the camera pans from left to right and a little bit hazybut overall warm and dry day with highs upper 70s to lower 80s. wood speeds picking up to 10 miles per hour tomorrow and this evenings in the 70s and mainly dry. culpepper might see a sprinkle before the evening is over. up to 76 and culpepper. 60 annapolis. mid 60s in reidville and frederick in the 60s. 70 to 75 in the shenandoah valley and in washington 67, dew point in the 40s this morning thanks to the southerly breeze. i think the 2 point tomorrow will be in the 60s and might feel muggy ahead of the front. 81 this afternoon here and mid 80s charleston. 50s in buffalo. albany 60. tomorrow in the 40s so cool air moving through new england. new york 62 but will that there will be here wednesday and much of the rest of the week. we will be in the 60s going forward. with the cool air you see showers to the north and high pressure off the carolina coast protecting us. icloud stream in this afternoon and best thing about that should give us a nice sunset as it filters out the colors. fut

depression, haggard grew up in a box car, going from serving a stint at san quentin prison to the kennedy center just a few years ago. honored with a lifetime >> i think the beauty of country music and the country song has been the simplicity of it. i started loving you again >> reporter: haggard died today, this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a business development manager originally from columbia, maryland...

but it also calls for foggy bottom to add kennedy center to its name. that venue is about a half mile from the station. and when we asked riders just what they thought, many said, you know, metro has more to worry about than names these days. >> oh, they're terrible. >> really? that bad? >> i take the blue line usually going into alexandria. and sometimes i wait 45 minutes to get on one that is not totally packed. >> well, metro says if the names are approved, the signage would not change until the next phase of the silver line is completed in a few years. >>> a group called democracy spring will be back out at the capitol tomorrow, despite 400 of their members getting arrested during protests today. take a look. this group wants lawmakers to vote on they say money has too much in elections. the group was planning sit-ins all week long. they have more than a thousand people willing to risk arrest. capitol police tell us those arrested were charged with crowding and oob obstruction. >>> tomorrow president obama will designate a new national monument here

he played for was a kennedy center honoree in 2010.nelson tweeted he was my brother, my friend. i will miss him. >>> get your rain gear ready for the yellow alert day. >> the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> we are under a yellow weather alert. rain and storms heading our way. what does it mean for the nats home opener this afternoon? good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> finger's crossed for the first pitch. we start with melissa nord to check on the timing. >>> good morning. this afternoon we will deal with scattered showers and thunderstorm activity. in terms of when we see a mess of rain and thunderstorms, that will be this morning rather than this afternoon. first alert doppler network right now already showing all that rain tracking in from the west. right now it's pushing into charlottesville, i-81 corridor and closer to 7:00, 8:00 a.m. it will be on top of the metro area. thanks to the clouds increasing, we are mild outside. here is the rest of today. you notice temperatures make it into the 60s. we have rain, thunderstorms like

adding national mall to the smithsonian stop, but only 26% of people surveyed supported adding kennedy center to the foggy bottom station. >> that's more of there. >>> it's now 4:48. in the day ahead, terry mcauliffe will speak at the annual government forum on cyber security. mcauliffe will address a growing number of cyber security threats against virginia and america's electrical grid. >>> when it dos to your bottom line, how much of it you pay in taxes depends on where you live. virginia, new rankings from wallet hub show that virginia comes in 39th place. the findings show residentses have a total tax burden of 7.8%, that's the percent of their income they pay in local and state taxes. maryland residents pay nearly 9.4% putting the state in 13th place. new york has the highest state tax burden at more than 13%. these rankings did not include washington, d.c. >>> thanks to spotify, you can jam to the favorite songs of some of your congressional members. spotify lee leasreleased lists sunday about cory booker's list is a collection of soul, hip hop and rock featuring michael jackson's man

depression, haggard grew up in a box car, going from serving a stint at san quentin prison to the kennedy centerfew years ago. honored with a lifetime achievement award in 2010. >> i think the beauty of country music and the country song has been the simplicity of it. ♪ i started loving you again >> reporter: haggard died today, on his 79th birthday, surrounded by his family. time magazine called chris van hollen "a hero to environmentalists, education groups, and gun control advocates" for his accomplishments as a young legislator. now a respected leader in congress and key ally of president obama, protecting planned parenthood and social security... chris van hollen is the only candidate who fought the wall street banks and the nra...and won. that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. "wheel's" going on a luxury-included vacation. it's sandals resorts week. wheel... of... fortune! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars <

depression, haggard grew up in a box car, going from serving a stint at san quentin prison to the kennedy centerfew years ago. honored with a lifetime achievement award in 2010. >> i think the beauty of country music and the country song has been the simplicity of it. ♪ i started loving you again >> reporter: haggard died today, on his 79th birthday, surrounded by his family. this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a business development manager originally from columbia, maryland... an engineering student originally from st. charles, missouri... and our returning champion, a youth ministry consultant from rochester, new york... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ]

depression, haggard grew up in a box car, going from serving a stint at san quentin prison to the kennedy centerw years ago. honored with a lifetime achievement award in 2010. "today i started loving you again" recorded by more than 400 performers. ♪ i started loving you again >> reporter: haggard died today, on his 79th birthday, surrounded by family. >>> i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. >>> happening now, abc7 news digs into the gap between arrests and charges for a criminal in custody in san francisco once again. >> record heat today, but it's one, and done. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> michael finney shows you how to solve the biggest problem of driving in the city. >> right now, sfpd goes from a baton to a bullet. >> the step has the support of most people in san francisco as well as the police union. >> tonight, it would move closer to becoming reality. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> abc7 news reporter vic lee just stepped out of a meeting. >> the meeting is just starting here at city hall. chief greg suhr is here as is marte h

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foggy bottom-gwu could add "kennedy center" to the stop. the full board must approve the changes. if you're wondering d.c. would have to pay for sign changes, not metro. leon: we are looking at a pivotal night ahead in the race for senator bernie sanders and former zest hillary rodham clinton squaring off days ahead of the new york primary. sanders trying to climb in the new york polls and put a dent in the delegate lead. marci gonzalez is in brooklyn with the debate night preview for us. marci, yeah, the begin begins here at 9:00 p.m. candidates on both sides are all in new york city with five days left to win over voters here. a democratic debate battle in the big apple. the rhetoric increasingly contentious. tonight, hillary clinton and bernie sanders will take the stage, facing off for the first time in more than a month. following a massive rally last night in manhattan -- >> we left new york city when we were kids. it is great to be back. marci: brooklyn born sanders back in his home borough tonight. state where she lives. both hoping the new york connections will help gain

an emmy, an oscar and a tony and followed by a kennedy center honor. they will be coming to me shortly. we all have those. i would love to know how to pump my own gas. jersey girl problems. >> you don't know how to do that? >> i get it. it us scapes you. it escapes you. even in the fame the little things ground you. good for her. >> what is on your short list. >> i was working on fly fishing. >> great "a river runs through it." >> i agree 100%. you know what, sometimes life can be overwhelming and you have all of these other things going on and sometimes you say i want to learn how to tie a proper knot. >> or the split. learn how to do the split. it only takes a year. we will close with a bedtime story. ♪ you're not gonna watch it! ♪ ♪ no, you're not gonna watch it! ♪ ♪ we can't let you download on the goooooo! ♪ ♪ you'll just have to miss it! ♪ yeah, you'll just have to miss it! ♪ ♪ we can't let you download... uh, no thanks. i have x1 from xfinity so... don't fall for directv. xfinity lets you download your shows from anywhere. i used to like that so

they would like to add kennedy center to the name of the metro station here to give it more of a sensee other station that could be changing, national mall, they want to add that to the smithsonian station to see if that would work and make it for a clearer understanding, an explanation for riders. these name changes come up periodically. we'll see if they get approved. if they do get couldn't take effect for a couple years when the next phase of the silver line comes online. in northwest, adam tuss, news 4. >>> starting today, starbucks is offering something new at some d.c. stores. the coffee chain is hoping the change will get you to make an afternoon stop there. >>> and skies are starting to clear. the news is even better for this >>> this just in. producer and reality star david gest has died. his body was found in a london hotel room. is he also the former husband of entertainer liza minnelli. a close friend says his news is being called unexplained by authorities. gest married liza minnelli in 2002. they separated a year back to you. >>> new ratings about how safe you are inside

at the 2010 kennedy center honors, president obama teased haggard about his wild past. >> in a day andhen so many country singers claim to be outlaws, merle actually is one. >> reporter: he collaborated with willie nelson and don henley who praised his authenticity. >> merle haggard has very rural authentic roots in the country. he used to hop railroad trains and ride freight cars and do all that kinds of stuff like that. >> reporter: over the course of his 40 year career, he released dozens of albums and number one hits and was inducted into the country music hall of fame in 1994. haggard died at his home in california on wednesday. it was his 79th birthday. his manager says he died of pneumonia he had battled for months. the country music icon's funeral is planned for saturday. in los angeles, trace gallagher, fox news. >>> a very special event thanking a group that is helping our heroes who need it most. >> the marine corps law enforcement foundation's annual gala was held last night in new york city. this year's honoree is the cone veterans network. it helps vets of ptsd by offerin

the cost will be paid for by the national park virus and the kennedy center. the two organizations that requested the change. >>> the first day of early voting in maryland is almost over. the polls close at 8:00 p.m. and reopen tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. you have a week to get your vote in early. today candidates were spread out across maryland to meet early voters. donna edwards greeted commuters in prince george county. >> what is one thing you want to see changed? >> for the children, i would resources. >> voting will be done a little definitely this year. election officials are doing away with the touch screen machines and using paper ballots instead. they will be scanned by a machine then dropped in a locked box. officials made the change since some candidates names did not all fit on one screen. >>> 24 people including edwards and chris van holland are vying for barbara muck cull sky's senate seat. van holland who represents the 8th congressional district is first on deck t. bruce johnson and i will ask the tough questions. if you have a question you would l

. >>> plus, the ballet coming to the kennedy center this week but sierra club chooses jamie for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint and is leading the fight against fracking in maryland. >>> choreographer weber joins us with what is being called exciting, master choreography. how many years have you been artistic director of the washington ballet? >> 17 years, and in my season we choreographed this same show. it's nice to bring it back. >> you're going to be leaving the ballet, but first let's talk about this. what is it about? >> the score is the most bombastic choreal scores ever done. it's a manuscript that they found in a german lobby in the 1900s. at first they thought it was really just chance. >> it sounds like church music, religious music. >> it turns out to be drinking songs. it's songs about love and lust and drinking and springtime and the cycle of life. >> and the dance goes along with that side of the music, the bawdy side? >> it's both re

he was granted a full pardon by then governor ronald reagan and goes on to win the kennedy center honors his contributions to the world of country music. quite an amazing journey for a man who understood the depths of poverty to gaining international respect for his music. >> well, you know, of all the things that the greatest president in 100 years has ever done, ronald reagan, one of the best was to pardon merle haggard. like i say, he was not just a singer but a stylist and he cared about every man. i mean, working man blues. we need people to hear working man blues. i hear that deal about jobs that americans won't do. they ought to go out to the oil field in bakersfield, california, those refinery where is he grew up and the ones in odessa where i grew up, crawl inside one of those big vessels and scrape that sludge off the side of it, put it in a bucket and send it out the manhole there when it's 105 degrees outside and 140 degrees inside. don't tell me about jobs people won't do. merle said working man like me ain't never been on welfare. that's one place i won't be because i'll ke

haggard inducted into the country music hall of fame in 1994, and a kennedy center honoree in 2010.ay was haggard's 79th birthday. >>> janet jackson delaying the second leg of her "unbreakable" tours. the 49-year-old tweeted a video to fans telling them that, quote, doctors orders forcing her to rest up. >> my husband and i are planning our family. so i'm going to have to delay the tour. >> so is janet jackson pregnant? jackson would not confirm but her announcement does have the rumor mill buzzingen the second leg of the tour scheduled to start in late summer with a show at wells fargo center august 24th. nbc 10 is working to learn if that show has been postponed. >>> it's time to get flyered up for the playoffs. a live look at wells fargo center in south philadelphia. flyers playoff tickets went on sale this morning and flyers are not officially clinched a playoff birth yet. a few more games to play. but the team will give refunds to buyers and flyers do not make the playoff. >>> tomorrow, grab the umbrella before you head out. showers, maybe storms, moving in. otherwise, villanov

one right here at foggy bottom, they would like to add kennedy center to the name of the metro station here to give it more of a sense of place. and the other station name that could be changing, national mall, they want to add that to the smithsonian station to see if that would work and make it information a clearer understanding and examination for riders. these name changes come up periodically. we'll see if they get approved. if they do, they wouldn't take effect for a couple years when the next phase of the s line comes on line. in northwest, adam tuss, news 4. >>> there is now evidence of brain injuries in living nfl veterans. according for new research by the american academy of neurology, 17 out of 43 retired football players who were tested showed signs of traumatic brain injury. this is the first time any research has used living players. one way of reducing the danger is eliminating tackling during practices. a step some ivy league football programs are already taking. >>> in ne"news 4 your health," you smoke, you may have a tough time finding a job and when you do, you may

inducted into the country music hall of fame in 1994 and a kennedy center honoree in 2010.ay was his 79th birthday. >>> skyforce 10 live over breaking news in camden county. crews at the scene of the brushfire in pen socken. the fire is burning near 37th and river road. there are no reports of injuries. we will continue to monitor the situation and bring you the latest as we get them. >>> today, philadelphia broke ground on a new memorial park at scene of the deadly building collapse. ♪ >> mayor kenney and officials put the ceremonial shovels into the dirt here this morning. the salvation army donated the land, and a committee collected funds for the park. six people died and more than a dozen others hurt when a building under demolition collapsed on to a salvation army thrift store on june 5th, 2013. the former city treasurer spearheaded the project for the park. her daughter ann died in the collapse. >> memorial will serve as enduring reminder that no land development plan, no parking lot, no office tower, and profit that they may generate is more precious than a human be

two station and transit officials may have national mall to the smithsonian station name and kennedy center to the foggy bottom gwu station and timely you may call it burger bribe foreman in this video everything is talking about this one. grok into a five guys fired up the grill and had a late night snack and left. rival burger chain wants to help him. ceo of way backburgers is offeringburgers for a year if he turns himself until. >> i don't know, al, hopefully close enough it's worth getting freeburgers for a year. if you have to go to tennessee to get them probably not worth it. >> somebody is trying to get in on the trend. >> somebody likes voir ral trepdz. >> i appreciate you steve. still ahead new concerns about zika virus and fight against it right here in the united states. and reminder before we take you to the break if you have a news tip share it with us 202-895-2 202-895-200 or tips @wttg.com. back now a birds eye view of the commute. you are looking at 95 at the prince william parkway. no wreck or anything here just backup. >> backup. >> but it's a significant backup. i believe

the organizations like the kennedy center, we had 12 that was too big. we had four a couple of years ago. it was unwielding to say the least. >> the average board is probably a dozen board members. >> too many. your point is well taken. no, people don't come with enormous experience. we have one or two people who worked in the industry for a while and most people don't. there for a variety of reasons and nobody else would come. that's what you have is a board. it's never clear what the board does. in the past, this commit eye criticized them for being too involved in the general manager's business. then an opportunity that the board was not at all involved. >> sorry to interrupt, that's why you need a good board. a good board knows their job. they look at the ceo and the manager of the enterprise. they say these are your goals. if you don't reach them, we will make a change. the committees ask the right question and make sure things are happening. there has to be completely reco this board and making sure these are not just political appointees who may h

typically slow 95 northbound there through the woodbridge area. 270 at old hundred road, also kennedy centerre they have been going all that construction on virginia avenue, a lot of water in the roadway for some reason. he said he hit about a foot of water. so a warning there, we're trying to figure out what is going on. >>> 5:54. plans to build the first mosque this culpeper county are in limbo. the board of supervisors there says the land doesn't meet certain requirements. fourp of the seven supervisors rejected the mosque's permit application for certain type of sue allege system. muslim leader call the board's decision discrimination after the local news paper reported that the county approved 18 of 19 similar applications, two of those were for christian churches. >> i take their word that there is hog dnothing discriminatory. >> we're will contact with the justice department. >> muslim leaders reached out to lawyers to help them with the proposed construction. in the canal in georgetown tuesday was a 51-year-old from arlington. d.c. police say he was found by two people walking throug

he was a kennedy center honoree in 2010.recently canceled tour dates due to his failing health. he died of pneumonia. >>> you know full well that noshing on fast food is bad for your health. but the question has been raised would knowing that you'd have to run an hour to burn off the calories from that junk make you think twice about eating it? some experts think that putting the exercise equivalent of calories information on food labels would help drive down obesity rates. report eer erika edwards shows house how it would work. >> reporter: it may not look as appetizing when you find out vuld to exercise for 40 minutes to burn off the calories. >> what we want to do is to think differently. it doesn't mean you wouldn't have a chocolate bar but you might have one rather than two. >> reporter: the royal society of public health suggests adding the activity equivalent to the calories. the can would clearly show a person would have to run for 15 minutes or bike for 23 to work off the calories in the soft drink. outside experts

stein way and sons grand piano, the same piano you will find at the white house as well as the kennedy center, the school paid hefty $125,000 for the piano, the price of the piano is know for its high quality craftsmanship and superior sound. but, th quite a stir among some parents and school board members who feels the expense sends the wrong, and it was important, because they want to expose students to high quality instruments, and, if they want well known musicians to come and play, they need instruments of a certain caliber. >> wow. >> a lot of people feel music really plaza part in academics. >> it does. >> and they all are intertwined. so, you know, there is controversy, though, because of the price. >> important. >> music is important. >> muse sick very important. also in prince william county donation g pouring in tonight, boy scout boys gear stole friend a church parking lot. so far the troop received $500 to replace the equipment. scout leaders say their trailer went missing between monday and tuesday night, it was parked at river of grace church. scout leaders say the was worth ab

i too, have a short term goal, an emmy, oscar and tony and followed by the kennedy center honor, andhey will be coming shortly. truly, we all have those, and i mean, i would love to pump my own gas, and jersey girl problems, and like i don't know how to do that. >> you don't? >> because i get it. there are things that escape you and even through all of the fame, and whatever, the little things that keep you grounded, and this is good for her. >> and what is on your taylor swift list. >> the little things to learn? >> yes. >> i have been working on the fly fishing. >> and that is great, "a river runs through it ". >> yes, i agree 100%, and sometimes the life can be overwhelming, and so much going on and you say, you know, i want to tie a proper square not? or the split. i think that you should learn t it. it is only going to take a year. >> and we will close with a bedtime story right after this. honey, did you call the insurance company? not yet, i'm... folding the laundry! can you? no... cleaning the windows! the living room's a disaster! (vo) most insurance companies give you every

national mall would be added to the smithsonian station name and kennedy center to the foggy bottom/gwu metro station name. the district would pay for changes to the signs. it's now up to the full metro board to approve the changes. all signs must be finalized by the end of the month. >>> former d.c. mayor vincent gray is making a political comeback but now his campaign for d.c. council seat is facing yet another hurdle. tomorrow federal prosecutors are expected to release some new information from that shadow campaign as it was called. the investigation that troubled gray while tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: businessman jeffrey thompson pleaded guilty to being the mastermind behind a $650,000 shadow campaign that helped elect vince gray mayor in 2010. thompson in court in 2014 said gray knew about the shadow campaign and welcomed secret funds to defeat adrian fenty, but despite those thompson revelations, gray was never charged and the probe abruptly ended last december. gray has denied all wrongdoing and is running for a seat on the d.c. council now. sources directly involv

kennedy center for justice and human rights. you'll get to be his guest at an apple event. >> i guess you get to pitch ideas to him too? >> yeah. >> what do you get to eat for lunch? >> whatever you want. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- chelsea handler, eric bana, musical guest d'angelo featuring special guests princess, and featuring the legendary rootcrew. >> questlove: 458! woo! >> steve: and now, here's your host, jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's what i'm talking about right there. hot crowd! woo, hot crowd tonight here in new york city. welcome, everybody. welcome to "the tonight show." this is it, you're here, you made it. [ cheers and applause ] that's what i'm talking about. guys, let's get to some news here. after being blindsided by michael strahan's upcoming departure, kelly ripa returned to "live! with kelly & michael" today. that's

. >>> now 35 years ago, nasa began a lunch of the uttle clum olumbia from kennedy pace center. >> america's first space shuttle and the shuttle has cleared the tower. >>> happy birthday to brooklyn star roanen 22, sque partridge family starks david cassidy, and david letterman turns 69. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." we hope yo fatally stabbed on the upper east side. we're live with new details just into our newsroom. >>> a shouting match at a local high school over plans to protect rights of transgender students. >>> get ready for a wet weather commute. storm team 4 tracking wind and rain. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, everybody. tuesday morning as well. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris has the day off. raffy, it's warm out. >> sure is. here's storm tracker with r foain off to north and west. do you want to grab the rain r ar as you're heading out the door. take a look at your day planner. 54 degrees in central park. lots of clouds. showers through the morning then they taper off just around lunchtime. sunshine returns, it will be

in 2010, he was honored by the kennedy center and at a white house ceremony. >> in a day and age when gambling outlaws, merle actually is one. ( laughter ) >> brangham: haggard also continued performing late into life. but a long battle with pneumonia forced him off the road this year. here he is performing "sing me back home" on the pbs series "austin city limits" in 1978. ♪ the warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom ♪ i stood up to say od-bye like all the rest ♪ and i heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell ♪ 'let my guitar playing friend do my request' ♪ sing me back home with a song i used to hear ♪ make my old memories come alive ♪ take me away and turn back the years ♪ sing me back home before i die he died today, on his 79th birthday. >> woodruff: later tonight on >> woodruff: before we leave you tonight an update on brazil's fight against the zika virus. the health ministry there says the number of confirmed and suspected cases of microsevenly has declined slightly. the condition causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. cases went down