. >> my fellow former idol contestant, natalie cole, trace atkins and others. that's when the concert will take place on the west lawn of the capitol. >>> the memorial day parade starts tomorrow afternoon. you can watch it live here on fox 5. the city of alexandria is hosting a memorial day jazz festival monday afternoon from 1:00 to 6:00 at waterfront park. and falls church is hosting its annual parade and festival all day at city hall. list add full list of events at myfoxdc.com. >>> you may have seen a will the of marriage proposals, but never like this. this involves music, dancing, and the whole family. >> hey, hot temperatures today, we're in the upper 80s to 90. we will do it all over again tomorrow. i'll have all the details and your holiday forecast. looking forward to monday coming up after the break. >>> welcome back. it was a beautiful day today. temperatures cooperating if you like summertime temperatures in the upper 80s to 90. start with your radar. we had thunderstorm activity earlier. they're looking at partly cloudy, warm and humid conditions

the concert features singers like natalie cole and more. we will have a live report tonight at 11:00. preparations are underway at the arlington national cemetery where president obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns tomorrow morning. events begin at 10:30, but because of heightened security staff recommends arriving earlier. several grades are planned for tomorrow the largest is the national memorial day parade in the district. be sure to stay with us tonight and tomorrow in to help with your memorial day plans. we also have an up-to-date weather conditions online. we are following a developing story out of fairfax county. for the second time this spring, farm animals have been attacked. the latest incident was discovered this morning at frying pan and farm park. >> fairfax county police say they are stepping up patrols in this area as they try to figure out who is attacking these farm animals and why. it has now happened twice. workers may be disturbing discovery when they arrived in the morning. someone slipped into a barn

and natalie cole performed.atalie cole that we almost lost a few years ago to illness. i'm telling you, she comes out there looking like a dream. she looks like she's 16 years old still. she must be a size zero and she sang her begonias off and never took one sip of water. >> you're kidding me. >> no. for an hour and a half not a sip of water, just effortlessly -- >> wow. >> that's music. i'm sorry. but you know what? take a page from the pros, baby. anyway. >>> favorite things. >> yeah. what do you have? ♪ >> this is the "favorite things" music. >> you know what this was supposed to be on and it isn't. >> you just have to tap it. now you have to do the secret code. >> this is called "over the moon: the broadway lullaby project book." and it's a collection of lullabies. it has two cds with 26 songs and a hardcover book illustrating the lyrics of the songs. so let's just show you. the thing about it is the forward -- yeah. go ahead. this is a particular song written by rupert holmes. and different broadway compos

the concert is going to feature rock band daughtry, ""american idol"" runner up jessica sanchez, natalie cole and many more performers. it's a tribute to fallen heroes and this year dozens of veterans returning home from iraq and afghanistan are going to be brought on stage for a special tribute. >> it's right up at the top of the show for us. you know, to just truly say thank you and we're a grateful nation for your service and sacrifice. >> it's a big commitment to come here and do this every year. >> it's a big commitment, but it's a privilege. it really is. it's a way of paying back in a very small way a price that many others have paid far, far greater than i ever will if i come for the next 100 years. >> reporter: so the gates opened at 5:00 this afternoon. people, again, are welcome to attend. it is open to the public. that full dress rehearsal will get under way at 8:00 this evening. now, if you ask me, this is perfect weather for an outdoor concert, but it is pretty toasty. so make sure you bring some water if you're coming out. the concert itself will happen here tomorrow night. rep

country singer trace adkins and natalie cole had already performed. people watching a live tv broadcast of the event were shown last yore's concert. >>> oh. there goes the windshield. >> that is bad hail in north central kansas. hail and thunderstorm hit late yesterday. the hail so big, golf ball size and then some that it broke this car's windshield. for a second day in a row, record-setting heat is expected in chicago. chicago hit a high of 97 degrees sunday, breaking a record which had stood since 1911. the unusually hot weather had people cooling off along the lake michigan shore. it's part of a heat wave across of the midwest. >>> overseas and the massacre of scores of civilians in central syria. women and children were among the victims. united nations has labeled friday's attack as an outrageous use of force, but the syrian government says it's not special. responsible. kofi anan is due in damascus today. charlie d'agata has more. >> reporter: this 1-month-old girl survived the massacre. her mother did not. the united nations upped the death to

performers include daughtry, natalie cole and jessica sanchez, this year's american idol runner-up. then it's time for the main event, the national memorial day parade on constitution avenue. last year it seemed like the headliner was the heat. >> get your ice cold water and gatorade! >> reporter: this year should be slightly cooler, but temperatures will push 90 degrees. the parade will feature a special tribute to the u.s. fair force and the grand marshal is none other than retired major general chuck yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier. in arlington, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> one more note about that national memorial day concert near the u.s. capitol building. if you can't make it sunday night, you are welcome to take in the full dress rehearsal saturday run or shine. gates open at 5:00. dress rehearsal starts at 8:00. >>> preparations are underway for next week's public farewell to the godfather of go go chuck brown. a public viewing for the d.c. music legend will take place tuesday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. all day at the howard theater on t street northwest. the

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singing ] >> the show kicked off with several tributes and musical performances by doughtery and natalie cole. earlier today mantegna said this is what to remind -- this is to remind us what we should be thinking about. >> your life is on the line all of the time. >> the tribute to the fallen servicemen and women included emotional accounts with those dealing with the casualties of war. actor dennis france and selma blair read those stories. >> no one wanted to join the national guard ... >> it is tough. it is tough to hear. >> it touched home because there are a lot of veterans and even myself have been on the brink of being homeless with a child. >> reporter: the crowds with energized with the proud that comes with being a patriotic american. >> it is exciting because it is in front of the capitol building to be here in d.c. >> i'm glad to be here. >> reporter: well i hope you can expect -- you didn't expect we will spoil the entire show. if you want to see what rest of the show looks like, you have to tune in tomorrow. the crowds out here today were in the thousands and u.s. capitol police

. >> i was looking ford seeing natalie cole. >> did you get to see her?they cut her off during the middle of her strong. so everyone just got up and had to leave. >> so pretty big disappointment? >> it was rather sad. >> reporter: according to pbs, when they had to dump out of the live broadcast they then picked up the 2011 memorial concert so, obviously, they are prepared for anything to go wrong. they say that it was seamless for their viewers who were watching at home and nobody here was injured and really the weather didn't get too bad. but the people i spoke to say that the right call was made. reporting live from the capitol, darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you darcy. >>> the strong storms have left many people in the dark locally this evening. y. co reporting about 3500 without fire. the majority in montgomery county. 1200 people without power according to dominion. novec says about 1,000 people have been affected by this storm. many of those in loudoun county. >>> our team coverage continues. let's go straight to meteorologist chuck bell in storm

. ♪ >> reporter: but then right around 8:45, just after singer natalie cole finished performing the concerttopped and the national mall was evacuated as a powerful storm system was approaching. >> they topped it -- they stopped it because of the storm. >> we regret that due to circumstances beyond our control we are unable to continue this year's national memorial day concert. >> reporter: pbs broadcasting the concert nationwide and to u.s. troops all over the world immediately switched over to a taped broadcast of last year's event. as of late tonight there was no word about exactly when it would be rescheduled. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> amtrak travelers got a wrench in their travel plans today when service along the northeast corridor was disrupted because of downed power lines. now at this hour amtrak says service has been restored between washington's union station and philadelphia. crews are still working tonight to repair the wires north of baltimore. this was the scene earlier tonight at union station. passengers waiting patiently for word on when their trains would be heading out.

. >> reporter: but then right around 8:45 just after singer natalie cole finished performing, the concert stopped and the national mall was evacuated as a powerful storm system was approaching. >> we regret that due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to continue this year's national memorial day concert. >> reporter: pbs which was broadcasting the concert live nationwide and to u.s. troops all over the world immediately switched over to a taped broadcast of last year's concert. organizers said the concert was being postponed. there was no word about exactly when it would be rescheduled. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> well, nearly a million motorcyclists are believed to be in town this weekend for memorial day. it's the 25th year of rolling thunder. >> veteran bikers along with their family and friends ride into d.c. to honor and support our heroes past and present. >> reporter: this weekend we say thank you to our military, the fallen, those still serving and the heroes who have never come home. you'll have plenty of chances to give thanks with hundreds of thousands of bikers

i remember having lyle lovett, we had natalie cole, who was fabulous, for one of the dinners. we had opera singers, we had the boys choir of harlem, i think, for one of the ladies lunches. we always try to -- you would try to have sense who the visiting head of state, if it was the state dinner, if they had a preference, whether it was classical or temporary, and we'd try to book them. and booking the entertainment is always challenging. >> has it gotten harder? have you ever had an entertainer say, a, we want to be paid, or, b, we won't come because of politics? >> no, we didn't ask them. no. no, but they -- no, most of them usually came from new york, and so i think we sent them shuttle tickets, a driver would pick them up at the airport, we'd put them up at the hay-adams. they would come to dinner. >> and the honor thing, clearly. >> they got a program with their name on it, and they were -- they were treated well. it was fine. the wonderful thing, one of the many wonderful things about being at the white house were those white house operators, so you could find people, and

natalie cole and other stars took the stage last night organizers cancelled at its halfway point after a line of thunderstorms moved in. gary sinise told the audience to leave and seek shelter as pbs broadcast the concert live. >>> they've got the problem there and of course southeast coast you have the issue with tropical storm beryl. [ talking over each other ] >>> wasn't anything to do with beryl, another system came out of great lakes and rolled through a cold front, unfortunate for those folks. they will be better today as will we. let's show what is going on, 6:16, look at the golden gate bridge clouds are low enough to obscure the deck, hard to see there. always easily -- always usually lower because the floor would be the water low clouds around that area. let's talk about what going to happen today. -- talk about what is going to happen today. visibility lowest along the coast 3/4 half moon bay that is going to spill through the lowest areas under the golden gate bridge the rest of us 10 miles just dealing with clouds and not fog. mid to upper 40s around santa rosa, napa, los

. >> some of the other performers joining sanchez include natalie cole, chris caughtry, country starrace atkins,. >>> concert on the west lawn of the cap tail will feature a -- capital will feature an all- star line of dignitaries and actors. gates up 5:00 p.m. it will be broadcast live on pbs free and open to the public. >>> memorial day weekend isn't just about monuments and concert it is the day we are meant to honor all americans who died in military service. there is no reason for the somber memorial. >> this weekend americans taking pause, paying tribute to fellow citizens who made the ultimate sacrifice. on this day, the iraq war is over as the afghanistan war is winding down a u.s. sailors death marking a sad milestone. petty officer first class ryan wilson of california is the 3,000th death among coalition forces made up of 50 countries serving together. since october 7th, 2001 nearly 2,000 americans have perished there, lance corporal sean adams said he is lucky he lost both legs to an ied. he got a down home welcome friday he is taking a breather, a weekend away from rehab

pbs was in the middle of the live broadcast with performances and tributes to our troops and natalie coleust finished a number when the concert was stopped. people were asked to leave because a major storm was headed toward the capitol. millions more viewers at home saw this. >> due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to continue this year's national memorial day concert. >> so pbs then cut to a replay of last year's memorial day concert. we've heard word that this year's concert may be rescheduled but there's no date at this point. we'll keep you posted as soon as we learn more. >>> a weekend of rolling thunder activity in honor of memorial day wraps up today. the motorcyclists, many of them veterans, ride to d.c. every year to lend their support for our troops and the sacrifice of those who didn't come home. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at arlington cemetery to preview some of today's events. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. president obama will head here to arlington national cemetery a little later this morning to lay a wreath at th

natalie cole, trace adkins, they're topping the list. you've been doing this for a while.-host. explain why you've been involved, stayed involved, and this is close to your heart. >> i've been doing it 11 years now and my seventh year co-hosting with gary. my dear friend, charles who was in world war ii, he asked me to do it. my family, they all came back, pretty intact. it was like memorial day, something, a nice holiday to remember. i think it wasn't until i did the first concert 11 years ago it came into crystal clear focus to me that not only, this is not just an important holiday, it's the most important holiday. by that i mean without memorial day, we have no other holidays. there's no need to have any other holidays because it was the sacrifices that the young men and young women of all ages actually throughout our history over the 200 years of america's history, the sacrifices they made has allowed us to be the country that we are, the beacon of light for the world. what the rest of the world really aspires to be. even if all our flaws and foibles, this country, ou

. >> natalie cole looking good. >>> other parts of the country, it's hot and dry weather causing all the problems. crews are on the fire lines in nine states this morning trying to fight -- put out the flames that are now destroying hundreds of thousands of acres and forcing people from their homes as well. with more on this, here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: across the country, apocalyptic scenes like this. in new mexico, a 122,000-acre monster is forcing residents to flee the town of mogoyon. >> we are hoping and praying mother nature will give us a break. >> reporter: 600 firefighters are up against extreme conditions. high winds, dry fuel and the fire is growing. smoke from new mexico is prompting down wind states like colorado to warn people about breathing unhealthy air. on michigan's upper peninsula, a 20,000-acre blaze is charring the shores of lake superior, destroying 28 homes and cottages. but there's good news in crown king, arizona. >> been to this place for a long time. ready to go home. >> reporter: firefighters have contained about half of the 16,000-acre gla

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