alison: one option is the smithsonian folklife festival that opened today on the national mall and meteorologist steve rudin is there live. i know they moved the festival back to the usual location this year, right? steve: they did. because of the turf. look behind me. the turf is as green as i have ever seen it. this started this afternoon in the 50th year that they have done it. this year is the theme circus arts. they have a big tent set up. jugglers and clown booths and everything you can imagine about the history of clowns. it's free. it started this is a lot of fun and food to enjoy. the temperatures here are not so bad. lower 90's. the heat index value. comfortable at this point. things change moving to the upcoming weekend. it felt different just five years ago. a lot of you remember the dure ray owe. and chief meteorologist doug hill has a look back at the significant event across the d.m.v. doug: five years ago this everything the worst wind storm in recent memory hit the washington area. widespread winds of 70 to 80 miles per hour were reported across the region. the derecho left over

in the us, the smithsonian folklife festival in washington, dc is celebrating its 50 year anniversaryplace around the lithjuly holiday. this year, there will be circus arts, with a behind—the—scenes look at the generations of families involved in this business. there will also be a focus on craft, with chainsaw carvers to religious scroll painters to silversmiths and much of the music, dance and storytelling and performance will be themed around the issue of migration. the event beginsjune 29th, playing through july 4th, then againjuly 6th—9th. if you're looking for more petrol fuelled fun, then head to southern africa where the put foot rally runs from now untiljuly 4th, taking in five countries and 8000 kilometres. people from all over the world come to take part in this epic road trip in a quirky collection of vehicles. the car crews meet up for organised pit stop parties along the way, as well as taking part in hands—on charity work as they race to the finish line. and finally, if you're visiting london and are looking for a more leisurely way to spend your weekend, why not take i