didn't really work he just had the experience of watching ella fitzgerald with the jazz at the philharmonic his touring group that she could sing standards and reach an audience and he banked on that. as a premise to do this experiment she tried the spec to reel in front of an audience she told them she needed to try it out before she would agree to do this and after she did a concert primarily with standards i think primarily with cole porter said we can go ahead i saw their faces it'll be fine. be. there are a lot of the most classic songs that these riders row but also playings. and norman grabs sifted through and just which of these do you want to set in for example that great balance every time we say goodbye that's an example for songs became important because she's sighing and that they were on the song. the cool porter song book recorded in 1956 was the 1st of her famous songbook series. the duke ellington songbook from the following year was most important to her personally. ringback want also want to. but. you know. one. there are millions are great examples of al as a ballad sing

killer became a fixture of jazz at the philharmonic. back with the touring band that brought together the biggest names in the genre in the mid 1950 s. she accompanied the show around the world including to the southern united states where the performers faced intense discrimination her manager norman grant's forcefully opposed racial segregation. last night he said well being on the road he certainly and countered segregation was said no he didn't and counter and he purposely. to confront and every year i come here with jazz of the film i like it every year i favor thame this is the greatest thing in jazz masella. i remember hearing a woman grounds constantly introducing his one and only as mrs gerald the great ella fitzgerald rarely does he ever just use her 1st name because he was so clued in to the racist climate in the united states. and 1st lady in a period when you weren't supposed to call a black woman mrs is a very important racialized statement as well it's a statement of stature of prestige. of entitlement to dignity. ready b

philharmonic said they could not overcome the challenges it faced.i think it's montgomery county. >> that is too bad. >>> still ahead, restoring glory. we are king inside the notre dame cathedral months after it caug fire to show you the work under way to repair it. days have passed since president trump lashed out on democrats on twitter suggesting some of them go back to the countries they cameom, but that feud has not died down. now the president kept it going during a rally last night. stay with us.od >>> gohursday morning. today on "news4 today" at 4:00. we all know summer vacation for young ones can mean sleeping in and filling up on junk food. >> if someone says try this, it is good for you, the first response is going to be yuck! >>> all present. accounted for, sir. >> for the firstime in more than 100 years, girls are being given the chance to spend their ers at boy scout camp. at camp saffrin in maryland, camp is under way and the boys anmpgirls have different ca sites but they come together for daily programs. the camp plans to raise money

. >> we told you last week that the national philharmonic orchestra could be forced to close but now it's launch an online fund-raising effort to remain in mongomery county. they perform at the strathmore in rockville. they are hoping to raise $150,000 by the end of the money. at ishe county declining to earmark the funds for the current fiscal year. e national philharmonic has been the ensemble in residence at the strathmore since 2005. >>> we have an update to a story that we've been telling you about all this week. >> yeah. metro transit police officers gave a helping hand to a young autistic boy and was honored today by the metrooa brd. overs dominic case got a big round of applause duringto y's board meeting. the little boy and his mother were also there to stay thank you. >>> a now viral photograph showf oer case jumping in to soothe 4-year-old andrew and help his mother after andrew was having a bit of a the officer even rode the train home with them. officer case says he has a 4-year-old himself so it was easy for him to relate. >> more delays with boeing max jets forcing sou

. >>> the national philharmonic is closing after 40 years. funding has decreased and have gone up.s thetr orchesa's effort to transform could not overcome the challenges it faced >>> you may have been one of millions of people who downloaded the face app. it lets you alters your features. you saw the pictures online but nre are really some serious security and privacy concerns about this app which was developed in russia. >> reporter: while millions ofe facapp users wonder what will i like look decades down the road. >> there's justrinkles everywhere in places i didn't y k get wrinkles. >> reporter: lawmakers are wondering what is this russian based company doing with all your photos. calling for an investigation into whether personal data up loaded by millions of americans on the face app may be finding its way into the hands of the russian government. warn i warning not to use it because it was developed by russians. >> russia requires the companies cooperate with the authorities in a way that would make most americans uncomfortable. >> rep

>>>e national philharmonic in montgomery county is preparing to clae.hey have run out of money after 40 years. >> that is sad to see that go. >>> chuck bell is tellings y.out weather alert toda tmoo the 90-degree count. far, eight 90-degree days in a row and 12 in a july 2019 count so far, 26 days above 90 degrees. a little ahead of what would be average for this time of the year. currently it is 78 in washingtoto wind aren'tmuch of an issue now and wind fairly light today but out of the southwest so that will bring in warmer and progressive even more humid air so don't expect the temperatures to stay below 80 degrees for long. 78 arlington and kwquantico. high is 93 and the coolest of the next four days. next up closero 100 degrees. ar washing? take your chances. cold hose water might feel good this afternoon. therell be another chance for thunderstorm a you can see little broken up line of very light rain shower here from pennsylvania down into parts of central we virginia and a few sprinkles early this morning. those have pretty much dried up to this

county funding forhe national philharmonic has decreased in recent years, operating cosha ve increased. accord fg to a statementm the orchestra's president. >>> lauren ricket is back with a check on our forecast and you bring good news, getting a little better. >> getting a little better. you're right. r once theain is passed we're getting some sunshine. back off to the west and then the humidity is continuing tki in. but the storms are pushing out of here quickly. we had some serious damage out there, guys. lots of trees down. even lots of lightning creating powerutages. >> heavy winds out there. >> almost like a tropal storm was coming through. >> to that point this is remnants from barry. so it has the tropic kind of characteristics with it. it's continuing to push through now. it's t all through, we're going to continue to see isolated showers and a few thunderstougs. even thro the late night hours. let's talk about that, but first let's talk about where the storms are heed we still have some thunderstorm warnings to the north and west. if you are in ldkeshore, arno up in maryland,

i've done a couple design houses throughout like pasadena showcase, philharmonic. i feel like i have more of an experience in that, because i see aesthetic and what's out there and what's new. steve: [ chuckles ] okay. so let's do that. let's do that. let me see, let me see what you can come up with, and i don't know, maybe i'll surprise you and come up with something myself. lemonis: meaning that you want to compete with her on the design? steve: well, yeah. lemonis: yes? steve: yeah, i do. lemonis: so it sounds like that's what we're doing. we're going to set a timeline of, call it two weeks. steve: okay. lemonis: steve has done unbelievable residential work, but what i want him to do is learn to respect ana's understanding and knowledge of the commercial business. but if he wants to put his design against hers, a little competition could be good for the company, but as a whole. steve: i really want to talk about how we're going to work, because right now, i'm bidding a job in las vegas. forwarded the package to ana maria, she priced it. lemonis: what did you do