or welcome rizzo? >> i welcomed rizzo. she's such an amazing part. now that i'm older i'm like, she's tough. >> jimmy: it is a better part, isn't it. >> i mean -- >> jimmy: no, yeah, it's a more -- it's got more spunk to it. >> she's got grit. >> jimmy: you didn't go to actual high school? >> no. >> jimmy: so this is really, for you, the musical and "grease," that's your high school. >> yeah. i never graduated. >> jimmy: can you read? do you know how to read and stuff? [ laughter ] >> i do. >> jimmy: and spell things? you can add, you can do fractions, that sort of thing? >> still working on that. >> jimmy: it is a little weird to be playing school. >> i know. >> jimmy: some people go to great lengths to research their roles, you didn't even go to high school. >> i'm failing miserably. >> jimmy: are you nervous about the live element? the live television? >> i wasn't until today. i was rehearsing today. we were doing "sandra dee." i stepped on a bench in front of the bed and it flipped and i fell on my bust tt so hard. i'm going to have bruises. >> j

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also tapped to star are vanessa hudgens broadway's "gigi," "spring breakers" as iconic bad girl rizzo; keke palmer scream queens, "masters of sex" as sassy pink lady marty maraschino; carlos penavega "big time rush" as kenickie, danny's tough-guy sidekick; multi-platinum grammy award- nominated singer and songwriter carly rae jepsen as pink lady and beauty school dropout frenchy; kether donohue "you're the worst" as pink lady jan; david del rio "spare parts," "the troop" as t-bird putzie; jordan fisher as doody; and andrew call as sonny. the event will reimagine and reintroduce some of the most memorable love story to an entirely new generation. in this live television adaptation of the musical classic, the beginning of senior year means the end of danny and sandy's summer romance until sandy unexpectedly transfers to danny's high school. can danny maintain his bad-boy image as the coolest member of the t-birds, once he and sandy start going together, and can sandy remain a good girl after she joins the pink ladies? with their friends, rizzo and kenickie, pulling them in different dir

. >> reporter: doctor skip rizzo at institute the for creative technology uses virtual reality to treat veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. >> we can put people back in simulations and help them confront a process very difficult emotional memories. >> reporter: doctor rizzo says simulation works because of the way our brains function. >> earn though at some level the the patient know i'm in a virtual reality world i'm not the in the real world the brain still reacts as fit is real world. >> reporter: michael says he is cured and is now a million miler. very drastically in and prevalent and severity. the doctors say virtual reality does in the work for everyone but it is a new treatment and technology, that several companies are developing more sophisticated symptoms for this. and, this is desensitize going, like high tech desensitizing. >> yes, make it less scary, less emotional. >> right, interesting. >> thanks, steph appreciate it >> lauren joins with us our forecast. i don't know what to pack. >> do a combination, use both as we head into next week. >> it is easy no problem

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sandy and rizzo. no longer enemies but friends. >> perfect rizzo. there are worse things, tears. >> there are worse things that i could do. >> the musical will be more family friendly even cigarettes are long gone. the edge remains. >> are you like whoa. they're singing that. holy cow. >> that is dirtier than i thought it was. >> another positive shift with a multicultural cast and kiki >> this is going to be something. >> this is going to be so good, we cannot wait to watch. back to you. >> i'm doing the hand jive. >> i cannot do that. >> you have seen grease before. >> the 6:00 news is text. >> mark and kelly will be watching. >> we're singing it. there a changes in the gun laws moving through the legislature. one is open care gun in public. tonight at 6:00 we'll tell you about the changes that some say would jeopardize. >>> turning around midnight. what a strange story. a description of what was happening to the other passengers and the crew on the flight. >>> we're going to tell you about a band playing all the right tunes and getting recognitio

as bad girl rizzo, vanessa hudgens, is worried about doing three hours live. >> you have any they'fears think, as a female, when you're in heels. that would suck. >> it would be hard to imagine anyone but travolta playing danny. >> henry winkler dropped out because he didn't want to be type cast forever. ? the broadway musical, grease lightening is sung by kaniki, it's his car. but john travolta told me he wanted the number sew got to he number. >> grease was the number 1 movie in 1968. not bad for the movie that cost just $6 million to make. >> it might not have been the same. ♪ those summer nights >> now what other casting could have been lucy arnez as rizzo. lucy and desi ae daughter red for the part. and david hasselhoff, you have to hear how you can be part of his new retro record. >> hoff's hits of the '80s. >> then what valerie bertinelli is saying about kirstie alley going back jenny craig. >> someone wants to give you a shout out. >> i'm afraid. >> how she got the cheers crew back for the jenny craig commercial. >> the birthdays, which comedian practiced his craft when he was s

. >> this is a good day for the mcincludes can i whitney and rizzo families. >> they've been at odds with the judge who present aside over his case. in that time, he believes he's observed an antideath penalty bias. he's also seen sampson convicted for murdering his son and two others. he's seen seen the jury ask for the death penalty an seen that judgment overturned by judge mark l. wolf after a juror >> the judgment was a shock to us all. >> that happened in 2011, and everyone was preparing for the process of sentencing to begin again, but then news of the judge had interacted with the doctor who could possibly become an expert witness for the defense when the process begins again. in documents, wolf says he reported this on his own. after a investigation, the government asked hill to step down or recuse himself. the judge objected and efforts of legal moves lingered. in an announcement this morning, judge wolf took himself off the case, saying: penalty again or not. >> why is that so important to be behind bars? >> i think i can speak for the whitney mcclusky and rizzo families wh

. >> the broadcast will be a combod the original musical as bad girl rizzo, vanessa hudgens, is a worried about doing three hours live.any fears so far? anything that you're just -- >> falling is always a thing. as a female, i think, when you're in heels. that would suck. >> keke palmer is marty,e jepsen is her pink lady pal frenchie. and she doesn't have a lot of dance experience. >> i have a strong partner and a very big dress.t i'm doing. over two sound stages. r julianne to plan her wedding. >> oh, gosh, i haven't even thought about it.ver. >> come on now, he's lucky to have you. remember frankie avalon as a teen angel. he sang "beauty school dropouree people to fill frankie's shoes. boyz ii men will fill the role. >> they are so ready to go. check this out. sent out. grease is the word is the word is the word >> they certainly have the voices of angels. his. there are big changes for former "who's the boss" star alyssa milano. d a whole bunch of weight since having the baby. that new short do of hers could not be cu >> e >> easier for sure. the messier it is, the better. basically to

. >> this is a good day for the whitney mccluskey and rizzo families. >> reporter: a good day because the families of the victims of serial killer gary ley sampson has been have odds with the judge who has presided thov case since twunl. >> judge wolf had very strong anti-death penalty views. >> you would have had to have been in the courtroom for the last 10 years. >> reporter: mike rizzo has been in court he has seen sampson convicted for murding his son and he has seen the jury ask for the death penalty and he's 10 the judge after a juror committed perjury -- perjury. >> vacating the judgment was a shock to us. >> reporter: that happened in 2011 everyone and, including judge wolf was preparing for the process of sentencing to begin all over again. but then news that the judge had interacted with a doctor who could possibly become an expert witness for the defense when the process begins again. in documents obtained judge wolf says he recorded this on his own. on june 19th i learn that sampson had requested funding to remains dr. james gilligan at retrial. easy immediately explained

. >> broadcast will be a combo of the movie and the original musical as bad girl rizzo, vanessa hudgens, is a little worried about doing hours live? >> any fears so far >> falling is always a thing. as a female,think, when you're in heels. that would suck. >> carly rae jepsen is her pink lady pal. and he doesn't have a lot of dance experience. >> i have a strong partner and a it will hide i'm doing. >> show is so big it spread over two sound stages. and there's been no time for julianne to plan her wedding. >> come on now, brooks is lucky to have you. remember frankie avalon as a teen angel. he s "beauty school dropout." it will take three people to fill frankie's shoes. boyz ii men will fill the role. >> listen to what they just sent out. grease is the word is word is the word >> they certainly have the voices of angels. i'm really, really loving this. there are big changes for former "who's the boss" star alyssa milano. she's dropped a lot of weight since having thatbaby. that new short do of hers could not be cuter. >> easier to manage harder? the messi is, the better. so basically t

live tonight has new meaning for star van esis a hedge -- vanessa hudgins, the 20-year-old, who plays rizzo on the show, lost her father this morning. shiaded that she will do the show, in his honor. >> released in st. peter's square as part of pope francis decoration of peace. hold messages of peace. 2 years ago doves were released but it has been changed sip two of sincetwo of the doves attacked by a crow. >> crow. audrey: high number in the park is 56 degrees. winds are shifting south-southwest, we're in firsts in montauk to islip and toward bridgeport, poughkeepsie, at about 54. wins are light at the most, elsewhere we're experiencing nice temperatures from boston to philadelphia. buffalo looks mild with a temperature of 5252. 50 degree readings. so look at our satellite and radar we have partly cloudy skies right now, we're keeping an eye on a disturbance at great lakes, brings snow and rain across parts of michigan northern ohio, a coldfront associated with it that will sweep into the area tomorrow that will help ignite a new scattered showers in the afternoon. front is kind of going