veronica johnson is down there, the newest member of the weather team. welcome. a busy day. this morning at "good morning washington" you were at the racetrack. now you are in southeast d.c. >> out here. this is the way we are going into the weekend. >> we are this is a brazilian style jazz band i just had the joy of introducing a couple of minutes ago on stage. this is the yard park. this is packed here. what better venue than near the water. everybody say hey! >> everybody is having a great time. they are kicking off the first of many acts. forecast could not be better. the temperatures will drop in the 70's. we continue to have a light breeze out here. perfect weather for father's day weekend. it could not be better. come and enjoy. get more information at wjla.com. leon: don't tear anything up. i'll be there tomorrow night. have fun. alison: good to sea you. a lot of fun. robert: fun last night. leon: your boy not having fun today. robert: threw the mousepiece and thetrady -- threw the mouthpiece. and the travesty that was the officiating. leon: oh, stop. robert: steph c

veronica johnson is out and about at the d.c. jazzfest. hey, veronica. it's gorgeous out there.s not an excuse to stay in and miss it tonight. ger veronica: this is perfect weather. a-plus weather. almost as good as mother's day weekend. but look at this location. we are right on the water. southeast washington at the yards park. you can see the kids have taken to the wading pool. with summer about ready to kick off on monday. they are thinking they are a little too warm at 80 today. the humidity is low. we have a breeze. let me swing around this way. i will show you the stage. in a couple of minutes, one of the first acts will be hitting the stage here this evening. i'll be introducing her. what i like about the festival. yes, a couple of weeks ago there was a capital jazzfest. but this has a culmination of blues, swing, latin, hip-hop flavors. the yards park is just one of 16 venues that will be partaking in the festival. it ends on sunday. you have to get there. perfect weekend for dad. this evening the temperatures in the sky. very comfortable conditions. with the low humidi

you covered as soon as you wake up with "good morning washington" having team coverage with veronica johnson, eileen whelan, and jacqui jeras. and we have updated forecasts around the clock at wjla.com. leon: something happening right now, democrats taking a stand on capitol hill, lawmakers sitting in to demand house republicans take action on gun control. they had been going at this for 11 hours now, a dramatic demonstration with it, but will it lead to results? tom roussey is live on capitol hill with the latest. tom, what is going on down there? tom: leon, we know there will not be a vote tonight, but we still have a lot going o the sit in protest goes on, even though the speaker of the house reconvened, took a vote, and re-adjourned for the night. the protest continues here as well. this crowd is supporting the democrats, who have been doing the citizen through the day. this crowd has been growing through the night on what has been a very long and controversial day on capitol hill. >> we will be here all night and all week. tom: house democrats start at the sit in at 11:30 a.m., calling

our new best friend, veronica johnson is outside. hey, looking good out there. alison: hi. veronica: hey, guys. in a couple of minutes i get to introduce the first act that will take the stage as they kick off the d.c. jazz festival here from the yards park. take a look around. look at that. the wading pool. it is packed out here. you know, i almost, almost want to stick any toes in there. maybe i will by the time we get through the newscast here. the temperatures have been around 80 degrees. it has been gorgeous. through 60 venues around d.c. all eight districts or all wards that is. let me get on over here to see this gentleman. where are you from? >> washington, d.c., enjoying ourselves down here at the yard at the lovely d.c. jazz festival. we'll have a great time. veronica: i want to know. how did you pick the perfect spot? >> i just came here, i got here early. when i got here, it was wide open. there is my spot! i landed right here. veronica: i must say i was shocked you got the perfect spot. ladies, where are you from? >> hi, we are from atlanta, georgia. veronica: i

veronica johnson, and eileen and jackie will all be on duty tracking the storm. alison: thank you. all right. well, there are long lines and then there are long lines. jonathan: i want you just to look at how many people are lined up here. this is disney world. the wait time for the new "frozen: ever after" ride as long as -- ready for this -- five hours. wait times, that would be the subject of tonight's abc7 instapoll. we are curious about this. alison: what do you think about the long lines? grab your phone or tablet. go to wjla.com/votenow. here is the question. how long would you wait in line with your child? the ride opened yesterday. people waited for an ice age you co the #frozeneveryafterwaitlines got started with people there posting the times. today abc7 got in touch with some of the people on twitter in the lines. they weren't as long today. some say it took only three hours. jonathan: only. you could play a round of golf in the time it takes to get through the lines. we found out that the ride shut down at noon for a few hours but it is now back open. again, we have be

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