'Idol' winner to help reopen Washington Monument

WASHINGTON (AP) — “American Idol” winner Candice Glover will help reopen the Washington Monument, which has been closed since a 2011 earthquake.

Organizers say the R&B singer will join the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, U.S. Navy Band and boy and girl choristers of the Washington National Cathedral Choir for the May 12 re-opening ceremony. Glover will sing “America, the Beautiful.” The “Today” show’s Al Roker will host the event.