i am a musician in the san francisco symphony. music has played an incredible, incredibly vital role in my life growing up since the age of 5, and i really, really strongly ask -- ask you to maintain and even increase funding for grants for the arts. we live -- we have such a really, a great diverse and rich community of musicians and artists that live in the city. i think we should maintain the quality and standards that we've spent a lot of years building. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >>> good morning. i'm ron goldman. i'm the director of education with the san francisco symphony, and first of allied like to thank the board of supervisors for your support and interest in the arts year round. i would also like to also urge and ask for your support for continued arts funding. the programs, the arts environment in san francisco, such a vital part of our city and organizations, art organizations such as the san francisco symphony help to ensure that the arts are provided to every single in the case of our

when the sacramento fill harmonic orchestra and the oakland east bay symphony performed my work, the chinese american symphony, i became the first american-born chinese composer to compose a shim phone i can work that pays tribute to the chinese immigrant worker that built the first transcontinental railroad in the united states. during the past ~ 25 years in the san francisco bay area, i have performed and had my works commissioned by the major arts presenters and music ensembles such as cal performances, san francisco performances, s.f. jazz, [speaker not understood], and [speaker not understood]. during the past year in washington, d.c. i performed at the white house forum on asian pacific american heritage sponsored by the department of interior as well an ebit horning the chinese railroad worker by the department of labor with the secretary sally jewel [speaker not understood] gave keynote presentations. my organization, however, john jang performances, used to be on the grants for the arts roster of arts organizations. after a few years of being on the grants for the arts roster

we have the symphony. usually have about 10,000 people traditionally who wish they were there in new york. they're watching and enjoying the music. it is a really great case, whether it is music, sports, a lot of high schools using it for anything like the new school or universities, from commencement speeches to, you know, different events. book reading or concerts, events at the school. >> do consumers have to go to a specific site in order to get all of this? or is this a white label approach where you would see this but not necessarily no -- >> most of the companies are choosing to put it on livestream.com. we have the symphony. we usually have about 10,000 people traditionally who wish they were there in new york. they're watching and enjoying the music. it is a really great case, whether it is music, sports, a lot of high schools using it for anything like the new school or universities, from commencement speeches to, you know, different events. book reading or concerts, events at the school. >> do c

let me give you the event planner for the symphony event. breezy and nice and mild about 8:00. temperatures dropping to about 61 degrees by 10:00 p.m. let's take a look at the national weather picture tomorrow. we can expect pretty calm, quiet weather. lots of sunny spots. there is hurricane arthur which is just off the mid-atlantic coastline right now and beginning to pull away from land areas and that's good news. it looks like its effects on the mid-atlantic will be minimal tomorrow. numerous locations in the central valley will have temperatures at or above 100 degrees, and in palm springs it will be well above 100. here in the bay area tomorrow, it will be another warm day. warmer than today, in fact, with spots in the 80s and 90 on the bay and the mid-60s on the coast. it's going to get even warmer in the days to follow. in fact, it's going to get hot as we get into sunday and monday, and i'll give you a closer look at that and the seven days ahead in the abc 7 nutz at news at 5:00. ama and eric? >> thank you, spencer. we'll see you in

to maintain the tickets prices for people like me. a world-class symphony has o to make that affordable to everyone in the city if it does its work in a smarter watt to enjoy 50 percent reduction in using the regular energy sources they have sea this is the story that will repeat itself over every municipal building those stories are up to 7.6 megawatts with the puc's leadership and we need to have that conversation was we do as well as we are in the municipal solar arena we're educating our private sectors and anothers to take i am the champ like dr. jackson did everyone should have that opportunity and the cost of the solar panels have come down. if we're smarter about your economics and use the money that is provided wisely we can allow people to do it i can every neighborhood wants to join our puc and wants to join people like dr. jackson and others to get up r get that on the roof. but at the also know as important we join everything else in certifying our public and private people or willfully to do more to get off follows fuel to safe our planet thos

say hello to spencer christian reporting the weather from the theater and it will be breezy with the symphony performing with the fire works at 8:00 p.m. and 65. bring a sweater. it will cool down. our highs today around the bay area, warmer and 80 degrees in sunnyvale and the peninsula 75 and san mateo is 63 at half moon bay. mid-60's downtown, san francisco, the rest of the north bay in the mid-80's to low 90's. in the east bay, 73 in san leandro and further inland, 91 degrees and antioch, and 87 in blest and that is under sun. lows in the mid-to-upper 50's and the fog comes back in and the forecast shows we will remain dry, and might see some patchy drizzle for the morning commute but the rest of the weekend is going to be toasty into monday with the cool down expected on thursday with the averages. >> leyla gulen, thank you. still ahead, leyla gulen will be right back with the perfect pet and some pets to keep your pets safe on things on purpose? youe not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy

. ♪ the san francisco symphony performed a free concert at stern grove today.tiful setting there, take a look at that, gorgeous. a perfect day to pull up a chair, set up a picnic, hang out and listen. the symphony performed a selection of works from american and french composers that included jazz improvisations as well. this was the 77th year for the free stern grove festival. >>> coming up next, a hitchhiking marmot heads back home. >>> this little guy heading home tomorrow, this mountain marmot from the sierra nevada hitched a ride into san francisco. a wildlife rescue group set a trap for the marmot last week in potrero hill where he's been vacationing, probably not on purpose. he followed some cookie crumbs and got back in the cage. wildlife experts say marmots are known for sneaking into cars' engines. that's how he ended up in the city. he arrived from a lake near yosemite national park, and that's where this marmot will be returned. >>> nbc "nightly news" is next. see you back at 6:00. this sunday night, the road ahead. we take you to the beginning of a

>> i'm at shoreline theater in mountain view for the fourth of july fireworks spectacular with the symphony. >>> it's been one year since the crash of flight 737. what we'll learned since the accident. >> that break news, at least six homes have been destroyed in a fire near the sacramento river delta. you can see the devastation here. firefighters have just gotten the blaze under control tonight. good evening, i'm erik thomas. >> and i'm anna dates. >> abc 7 news reporter allen long has the very latest. >> reporter: you can see behind me they're just now putting out the remnants of this fire. it's still burning very hot back there. but they say it's under control. they finally got it under control about an hour ago. but the solano county sheriff's department says it destroyed eight homes before they stopped it. this is the eighth home destroyed by this fire. it is still burning out there, but firefighters say the flames have reached all the way to the river so it no longer poses a threat. now, the fire actually started after embers from the first one in collinsville blew about a half mile

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the different repertoire, you shine it up. heardpeople have never beethoven symphonyor they heard it, they do not know. >> there are always new audiences. everything is happening today, it has its venues. it has support. it wasf places where written the day before yesterday and it is going to be heard. having said that, the masterpieces of the 20th century , we used to live in the 20th century. remember the good old days? [laughter] they are important pieces. a tradition is going to die. >> it is often said that composers can make a great conductors as a part of the conventional wisdom. conductors do not necessarily make great composers though. have you ever heard that? >> many composers have a great conductors or the other way around. it is a separate talent. does notn instrument qualify one to conduct an orchestra at all. it teaches you a great deal about music but it is another kind of talent. >> but you were a better conductor because you can play an instrument better than you can play a violin? >> i believe so. i am only saying to young people if you want to cond

that is the same technically, the beethoven symphonies we performed with our own markings and adding hat has not changed. i think i have infused music with a renewed passion that partially stems to the fact i have fallen in love with the new york philharmonic. is an extraordinary orchestra. i think they make music glow with a vibrancy of dedication. >> are you surprised he fell in love with it? >> absolutely. i am surprised. >> why? >> it is a great orchestra and i have had the privilege of conducting other orchestras. >> this one is unique in the relationship? >> we seem to understand one another. >> beyond expectation? >> yes. i came here with no expectations whatsoever. i said, let's see what will happen. i confess publicly i am in love with this orchestra. >> i am in love with my orchestra! what do you want to be played at your funeral? >> i had thought as a younger man that i would enjoy loving the music from romeo and juliet. incredible music. now, i think i would prefer something else. i would think i would appreciate hearing verdi. i would appreciate hearing them. >> lorin maa

joanna colcord was her name, so he interviews her, has me sing a song, and then the symphony orchestra alan got me started, and many others. he's the man who told woody guthrie, he says, "woody guthrie, your mission in life is to write songs. don't let anything distract you. you're like the people who wrote the ballads of robin hood and the ballad of jesse james. you keep writing ballads as long as you can." and woody took it to heart. he wasn't a good husband. he was always running off. but he wrote songs, as you know. >> do you remember when you first met woody guthrie? >> oh, yeah, i'll never forget it. it was a benefit concert for california agricultural workers on broadway at midnight. burl ives was there, the golden gate quartet, josh white, leadbelly, margo mayo square dance group, with my wife dancing in it. i sang one song very amateurishly and retired in confusion to a smattering of polite applause. but woody took over and for 20 minutes entranced everybody, not just with singing, but storytelling. "i come from oklahoma, you know? it's a rich state. you want some oil? go down

>> i'm at shoreline theater in mountain view for the fourth of july fireworks spectacular with the symphonyight 737. what we'll learned since the accident. >> that break news, at least six homes have been destroyed in a fire near the sacramento river delta. you can see the devastation here. firefighters have just gotten the blaze under control tonight. good evening, i'm erik thomas. >> and i'm anna dates. >> abc 7 news reporter allen long has the very latest. >> reporter: you can see behind me they're just now putting out the remnants of this fire. it's still burning very hot back there. but they say it's under control. they finally got it under control about an hour ago. but the solano county sheriff's department says it destroyed eight homes before they stopped it. this is the eighth home destroyed by this fire. it is still burning out there, but firefighters say the flames have reached all the way to the river so it no longer poses a threat. now, the fire actually started after embers from the first one in collinsville blew about a half mile east of here. this is a small community across

the homes for the ballot and the san francisco to symphony and others hundreds of organizations that perform and need to place for the performing arts. we're really grateful also in the last 10 years the puc's pour enterprise has invested nor $2 million to improve the efficiency of the lighting and the mechanical systems we're saving more than one million kilowatts of energy a year and 16 thousand themselves of natural gas a thermal is one hundred and 10 thousand b t us if this helps you or a form is one hundred and cubic feet of gatt gal gassy appreciate the puc's commission support. that partnership is continuing wus we're renovating the veterans building and are had open in september of 2015 and lead certified with that i'm to go thank thank the mayor and introduce the jrgd for the san francisco public utilities commission mr. harry listen kelly (clapping.) thank you major. again, i'm harry listen kelly i'm general manager for this and our agency provides one hundred percent of green house gas gas free from the hetch hetchy bio gas and is also solar. we use that power to provide t

we have the symphony. y have about 10,000 people traditionally who wish they were there in new york. they're watching and enjoying the music. great case,ly whether it is music, sports, a lot of high schools using it for anything like the new school or universities, from commencement speeches to, you know, different events. book reading or concerts,'s events at the school. to a consumers have to go specific site in order to get all of this? or is this a white label approach where you would see this but not necessarily no -- companies are choosing to put it on livestream .com. we also have a nap for google glass. >> what about google glass? democratizeon is to broadcasting. you might choose to use an iphone or android a device. one of the great things about google glasses you do not have to hold the device. you could be out for an hour or so without it. streamthe first app to on google glass. >> what about aereo? ruling. watched the >> we believe the free television belongs to the general public and whether t

yeah that's thirty five years ago we did it and we did it live again at the hollywood bowl with the symphony last year so you bring a country version to it or your own version of bring whatever. we're going to be gone the nashville. interview dolly parton and give her a lot you are right she's great she's in the to all the girls oh yeah i know did she change the landscape of country music we have not she did and of course her importer together had all those great television shows and that opened up a whole new audience out there and he's gone now he's gone. you sang with dolly right you said you know. anything you don't know about her that i could ask her probably. but i don't know you'll have to ask her about one time we met one time oh yeah embarrassing things happened so you haven't really heard about it yet political as the source of the politics still you define yourself as liberal i would define it just. how but you are you have certain faith that you are religious and i was raised in the methodist church taught sunday school too bad just church later also a ship to faith and politics

the lp, which promises you about 40 minutes of music. but you still, if you are listening to a concerto or symphony, you have to flip it to get the whole symphony. albumou bought an of the symphony, it came with its own wheelbarrow. it was so heavy. it was like a big book. you put it on the record player and every three minutes you had to, every five minutes because they used 12 inch records, you had to change it to the next recording. you never heard a whole, but you heard it. that was the point. with the coming of the war, we started writing songs. and the first songs we wrote were about staying out of the war. you have got more songs on the can ever play. i thought you would like to see some titles. on the list of lyrics you have got more songs than i am going to play because there is not enough time. most of these songs are available. you can go to itunes or amazon. you can go to the public library. there are collections. i do not have any secret connections to find the songs. they are out there if you want to hear songs of world war i. as many available as there were in world war ii? of course not. the recording business was much more soph

. >> there is the parade, a mardi gras parade, a holiday parade in niles, events with the symphony. >: some like the idea of not dipping into the general fund. >> it saves the taxpayers money. >> reporter: others disagree. >> i think they can be specific. this is the 4th of july, independence day. i think that the city should, if they don't pay for it, they should help sponsor some of it. >> reporter: every year, it's a struggle to raise money to put on this parade. few also know that in the past the city's human resources office spent close to $2,000 of taxpayer money to participate in the gay pride parade. not anymore. >> zero dollars this year. this was the first year, in the years past the city has played the liability for the human resources committee that is there to go through, this year is all raised with private donations. >> reporter: now the city counsel is considering a proposal to set money aside for all community events including the parade. the matter will be taken up in the fall. in fremont, leeann melendez. >>> visit us online at abc7news.com for a complete guide to j

. >> happening today, the symphony will perform at the 77th annual stern grove festival.y will perform a selection of works from american composers. hundreds of thousands of music fans attend the festival's free concerts on sundays during the summer. today's show starts at 2:00 this afternoon at 19th avenue in san francisco. the discern grove festival runs through august 24th. brings back a lot of memories. it's been going since i was 12 or 13. my mom would pack us in the car and it would always be freezing, but lots of fun. >> a lot of kids there. >> and beautiful today. hot in the east bay, though. >> yeah. brightening up within the past hour. these clouds are scattering out, but not everywhere. still hanging on to around 400 feet around half moon bay. we have clouds around san carlos, palo alto. but it has cleared in mountain view and hayward. good morning, everyone. we will have a 40 degrees of separation from the coast to the inland valleys today. you can see the low clouds and fog banked up here at the coast. and there's a few of them still spilling into the bay. ex

the ok large east bay symphony performs at 8:00 with fireworks at 9:15. ou can visit us online for a complete guy to fourth of july activities in the bay area including parades and the big fire work shows and information on the events where you can see members of our abc7 news team. >> i will enjoy all of it on saturday morning because that is way past my bedtime. >> still head, explore where you live, at look at the other big events going on in the bay area this fourth of july week things on purpose? youe not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. surprise!lcome back. crystal geyser alpine spring water. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. news flash, it's bottled at the source. news flash, we sell it in cases. oh. thank you. oh no no no. crystal geyser. bottled right at the mountain source. >>> fireworks, broadway, jazz, opera, there is a lot to explore this weekend on fourth of july.

the alexandria symphony orchestra played chai kov ski's 1812 overture as the fireworks went off. >> if you were out there tonight, the weather was beautiful. not too humid. temperatures were comfortable. also something putting on a little -- >> can't you dial that a ufor another day. >> oh, sure. how about this. i will order that on wednesday. putting on a beautiful show tonight also the moon. pretty much a full moon. early this morning. >> wow. >> we will)ju)qq) it a full moon. it was spectacular. here we have video of it. i'm retweeting amazing pictures people are sending me. hop on twitter and check them out. it had a nice orange tint to it earlier this evening, as well. it is called the super moon because it is passing closer to earth than usual. it looks a little bigger and brighter. in to tomorrow, it will be a mainly dry start to the day. afternoon hours, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely. about a 30 to 40% chance that you are dealing with a late-day thunderstorm or some rain but most of your sunday will be dry. storms are likely on monday and tuesday we will ke

arts commission which is 40 percent of the charter allocation that is passed through to the san francisco symphony. the budget comparison here you see does not include the $2 million for general fund reserve which the board passed earlier this year to help us mitigate the small and mid-size budget arts organization in the city. fce for current year is 34.63, in fiscal year 15 is 35.36 and it will be 35.61. >> supervisor avalos? >>supervisor john avalos: you are saying it is not here? >> because it is administered over three 3 years we did not include it because of the base comparison to our general budget. >> okay. right now you have the 13-14 general fund support for the arts commission at around 11.5 percent. whats the prior year, are we saying that was a surgeon -- surge of one 1 year because we see it decrease over the year and it doesn't reflect this $2 million reserve. what the trajectory has been looking back for the years before for the arts support? >> i would have to get back to you or ask our cfo if she has that number handy. i don't know if we have the last figure for the total. we'll

this is the tango album i did in argentina with the national symphony orchestra in argentina. >> will tango? >> absolutely. this is the latest latest one dedicated to the family, carl fuentes junior is my best friend. >> yeah. >> they celebrate two years ago the 100 university of the brand, the best cigars in the world. >> message to future guests, if you show up with gifts, i'll like you more. speaking of gifts, the greatest gift arturo sandoval can ever give is to play his horn. i think i talked him into playing just a couple minutes, just a couple minutes of a song that i think will be appropriate for summertime. i'll just leave it at that. the latest text from the arturo sandoval family is called dizzy gillespie, the man who changed my life, from the memoirs of arturo sandoval. he's got all kinds of project. his project, if you haven't heard that, i highly recommend that along with his other stuff. can i talk you into playing a couple more minutes for something good for the summer? >> you ready? >> i'm ready for you. i'm plugging my ears and i'm going to sit right here. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

happening at the pavilion on the bay in richmond with live music and food and special guests and the symphony is performing at 8:00 part of a family-friendly event for independence day. >> we have come let guide to fourth of july activities in the bay area including the parades and all the big firework shows and information on the events where you can see members of our news team. >>> of course, we need clear skies to see fireworks. >> it issue be clearer today and tomorrow, as well. it will only improve our fourth of july holiday and everything is going to enjoy it. it will be mild as we look to mt. diablo, it is about 1,500' deep more shallow than year and it will burn off around the coast a lot earlier because we have a mass of dry air coming in behind a low that is keeping our temperatures on the cool side. there is the fog that is right along the coast at four miles visibility at half moon bay and sprinkles. not so much in san francisco that we saw yesterday but you may actually experience it this morning along highway one through half moon bay. temperatures in san francisco are mild and

the alexandria symphony orchestra performed and played the 1812 overture at the fireworks went off. a nice night for it. >> yeah. >> beautiful. >> something else that was bright yesterday was the moon last night. >> it was gorgeous. did you see it? it had a wonderful orange gloe to it last night that it didn't have on friday night. actually have a great picture on my facebook and twitter pages people are loving. somebody sent it to me. you have to check it out. called the super moon. it's looking bigger and brighter because it's passing closer to the earth. don't worry, we're looking at one next month and the one after that. plenty of that in our future. also in our future, comfortable air. today hot and humid. tomorrow hot and humid. tuesday, hot, humid and then after that it will be nice. the humidity is low. wednesday, thursday, friday, it will start to get a little bit more muggy on saturday, but high temperatures for the middle part and end of the week, will be in the mid 80s. current temperatures right now, well, we're in the low 80s. so right now, how it feels in washington,

coup: well, recording here with the london symphony orchestra is such a unique experience. 's probably one of the most exciting things we've done, and we want to bring that to our guests. this is what we do best. [ dramatic music plays ] well played. very good. very good. really good. vieira: the park is almost a month from opening and less than two weeks from the big preview event. rehearsals are intensifying for actress shaullanda lacombe as she transforms herself into singing sorceress celestina warbeck. ...will make your life complete a friend called me up and said, "there's a part i think you're going to be great for. "they're looking for a jazz singer, and they want a woman who appreciates the stage." it's about to be unfurled she's a star, if you would, in the wizarding world. vieira: it's one of two live stage shows being presented here... death took the second brother. ...along with "the tales of beedle the bard," inspired by the 2007 book by j.k. rowling. every single piece of scenic is critically examined -- every single paint drop, every single hinge. it's an inc

certainly sunny here in advance of the san francisco symphony playing along with the fireworks display here. let's take a look at live doppler with our weather closer to the bay where the fireworks display going off tonight we do have some fog at the coast and moving out locally over the bay. so that may obscure the view of the fireworks a little bit in san francisco. here's an event planner forecast for the san francisco symphony's fireworks and weather is comfortable here. tomorrow state-wide is going to be a hot fifth of july with high temperatures in many inland areas at or above 100 degrees. and closer to home in the bay area we're going to have a warmer day than today as well. highs inland will reach mid 90s. then the seven days ahead we'll see 100 degrees possibly in our inland locations on sunday and monday. eric and alma? >>> still to come, a new recall from foster farms. what you need to look out for. >>> plus the new technology to prevent infections for soldiers on the battlefield. what researchers if i eat this super creamy and delicious tillamook marionberry pie ice cream

the beethoven symphonies we performed with my own markings, that hasn't changed, but i think i infusehe music with a renewed passion that partially stems with the fact that i have fallen in love with the new york philharmonic. this is an extraordinary orchestra. i really adore them. i think that they make the music glow with a vib vibrancy of ther dedication. >> charlie: are you surprised you've fallen in love with them? >> absolutely. >> charlie: that you are or not surprised? >> i am surprised. >> charlie: why? it's a great orchestra and i have had the opportunity to conduct them. >> charlie: this relationship is unique? >> we just seem to understand each other. it just works. >> charlie: so beyond expectation. >> oh, yeah. i came with no expectations whatsoever to new york as music director. i thought, well, let's see what happens, but the chemistry has been just right and i -- well, i confess publicly i'm very, very happy and just in love with my orchestra! >> charlie: what do you want to be played at your funeral? >> at my funeral? well, i had thought as a younger man that i woul

and the alexandria symphony band played on. >> i think the venue is great. a lot of area for the kids to run around and have a good time. and hear the music and the weather is beautiful. >> a city with a rich military tradition and plenty of active duty personnel and veterans in attendance. >> as our nation's military draws down, you're the veteran in alexandria. the team did a great job handing out cup cakes, right? >> the waterfront is where alexandria celebrated their birthday for decades, but this historic venue is poised for change and that change is still with some controversy. >> alexandria's vice mayor is still not sure over the large hotel planned for the waterfront. >> too much development. i felt and i feel potentially would change the character of our beloved historic city because we are all the temporary stewards of this. >> the city believes it's time to move forward. >> is the controversy put to bed? >> most definitely. the waterfront implementation is moving forward. >> in alexandria, armando trull, wusa9. >>> coming up a bit later, a brave y

. >>> the fairfax county symphony will perform a free >>> conductor luke frasier is a rising star in the pop world. he's here with details of a free performance. luke, welcome. we've got a jump on this right now because the performance is tonight. >> i've got to get to the podium. tonight at 5:30 at the fairfax county government center, we have a series of concerts called evenings on the eliption. -- ellipse. it is to get families out to hear some great music. >> i'm distracted. we have a camera that's losing its head a little bit. we apologize for the technical problems that that is having. but this concert is tonight. what's really interesting, this is the first pops in fairfax county with their symphony orchestra. you're new and it's new. >> it's a brafnedz mu series that -- brand new series that was dreamed up. after doing some fun programming they said why don't we add this to our master works series. so tonight's concert is a teaser of the two concerts that i'll be doing this year. what's exciting is they're brand new pieces that i created. >> ten new pieces that you created? >>

it starts at 5, followed bacon sert by the symphony. at 8:00, fireworks around 9:30. for a complete list of everything happening around the bay, our website, nbcbayarea.com. click on the fourth of july events guide on our home page. >>> and time to check the frabs as we look live in san jose, beautiful start to the day, but we see the dry grasses and that's a concern for those illegal fireworks. >> it is. i don't know about you two, did you hear any fireworks? >> i did. it was like boom, spark, shh. in that order. >> yeah, for me in campbell for the past few years its been rough, and i have docks as well. you know what, this year everybody where i live in my neighborhood anyhow, playing by the rules. we encourage you to do that as we head throughout the day as well, and tonight as you know we are in a drought, and it's pretty bad out there. we have two more dry months to get through before we might get that rainy pattern back. and i can tell you right now, because of this drought, if we don't get that rain that we need next year. this situation is going to be seriously

in any case, the band plays on tonight in concert with the columbus symphony orchestra. >> pelley: deands in our chicago newsroom. thanks dean. "on the road" with steve hartman is still ahead. plus a wildfire turned out to be much more destructive than we knew. that's next. ale announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function soin movg is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. they all may increase the chance of heart at

the alexandria symphony orchestra provided the music as the fireworks went off.i actually saw that from a distance, i didn't know what it was all about. obviously not fourth of july anymore so i was wondering what it was. >> happy birthday to alexandria. >>> more humidity in the forecast today. >> yeah. >> let's check in with amelia segal, she's got the forecast for us. hey, amelia. >> good morning, guys. you're right, kristen. it will be noticeably muggy today and a little warmer than yesterday. our high yesterday 90 degrees. today high temperatures will be around 94. we are however going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies. the best chance of storms holds off until after the sun sets, 8:00, 9:00. you will see that timing on future weather. starting the work week, thunderstorms and rain likely monday and tuesday. there's the potential for severe weather on monday as well as tuesday. i'm keeping an especially close eye for the severe weather potential for your monday afternoon and evening. the storminess is a cold front that moves through tuesday evening, allow

the band is performing with the columbus symphony a day after the star leader was fired.han waters was health go after investigators found students were pressured to march in their underwear and perform sexually themed stunts. waters half time shows were considered revolutionary and drawn millions of viewers. the attorney says that his client did nothing wrong and claims the behavior existed before he took the job in 2012. >>> brief cancer patients may want to make sure all the lights are out when they go to sleep. like can make tumors resistant to the cancer drugs. low levels of light could stop the breast cancer drugs from working. the study shows the light affected sleep hormones which, in turn, altered cancer cell function. experts say this is intriguing but is not proving yet to work on people. >> a massachusetts boy with a rare brain tumor towns six and getting the gift he wanted. these are just a few of the thousands of birthday cards isent to danny. nothing makes him feel better than a card with his name on it. he told his mom that is what he wanted. word got out

they will perform this weekend with the columbus symphony without direct or john waters. was dismissed after a two month internal investigation found he failed to stop a sexualized culture within the band. include students pressured to march in their stunts toas well as earn the sexually explicit nicknames. a parent's complaint sparked the investigation. coulde severe weather affect millions over the weekend. we have a preview and what else they are working on tonight in world news. >> great to see you. standing by so severe weather -- standing by for severe weather, hail, thunder storms. we will have more on your reporting on the campground hit, the confirmed ef1 tornado. also tonight, the first pictures from the plane crash in the desert. they used a thrown to find it. is still selling out concerts. who is our person of the week? join david for "world nice" after abc 7 news at 6:00 -- "w orld news." >> amazon reports a big loss. what they say is to blame. >> how bad is the summer blood shortage? who gave dresses to military brides is headed to prison for embezzlement. >>

he began his musical life as a 5-year-old violin prodigy and rose to become conductor once of the nbc symphonyhave e vien cleveland phil harmonics. he is survived by his wife and music partner and their three children and also four children from two previous marriages. all of us also who revered his musicianship and his friendship mourn his loss. >>> and nadine gord imer, the south african author and crusader against apartheid has died at the age of 90. it exposed the brutal truths of apartheid around the world. many who did not even know what was going on until she became the voice. it was the biggest decision king's hawaiian had faced, since robert taira opened his first bakery in a small hawaiian town. making bread so good, that people bought two loaves one to take home, and one to eat on the way. so good, they grew from here. to here. to here. but to grow again, to the east coast they needed a new factory, but where? fortunately, they get financing from ge capital. we not only have teams dedicated to the food industry, we're also part of ge, a company that's built hundreds of factories. so