sunshine today, as we talk about the last couple days a very warm afternoon beautiful for one more day. get out and enjoy the warm temperatures upper 60s forecast highs, your hd radar again, shower activity exactly 4/100ths of an inch here in washington according to my news director, and this is all pressing east here we should look at gradually improving conditions 48 washington off to a mild start lots of 50s. 55 frederiksburg, 56 in hagerstown, mix of clouds sunshine working in time to time particularly this afternoon another warm afternoon 68 your daytime high. cooler from here those for you coming up in a minute sarah off to the candy machine i go. >> all right good luck tuck. fox 5 monitoring metro for you this morning south entrance of the dupont circle entrance is closed and will be shut down for the next 8 months. >> stacey cohan is live and

joins us live with details hey, stacey. >> good morning dupont circle, station on the south side of this circle, is closed, i mean you can see behind me, it has got a brand new look in the form of this giant blue wall that has been erected so they can work on the metro, esculators, so don't use this one, use the one on the north side of the circle or fair gate north coming through this area. the reason for this closure is they are completely, demolishing and replacing, the three esculators here, it is part of a system wide project, in which a total of 94 metroest can you lie tores will be replaced over the --est can you lie tores will be replaced over the next -- esculators will be replaced over the next seven years, if you are a commuter, you will have to enter and exit at a different side of the circle if this is the one you are acut tommed to using --

accustomed to using. this is a fairly difficult project. our goal is to keep it to 8.5 months we will do everything we can to meet that schedule it is a very tight space this entrance was originally designed for two esculators the third was installed in the 90s that is why they had to use nonstandard at the time that lead to problems in the years since. >> i want to be clear this is the dupont circle, south, exit, and entrance into the metro station the one right on 19th street that is the one going to be closed for the next 8.5 months at least, fair gate north is a good 7 to 10 minute walk, 3 to 4 blocks from here, metro has personnel around on the other dupont circle exit and entrance monitoring amount of crowds, they are hoping there is not a problem with ingress and egress they will monitor the situation they have installed emergency stairs on this side only in the event of

an emergency evacuation process but meanwhile this will be closed, hopefully they will stay on schedule and there will be brand new safer more reliables can you lay tores ready for the fall -- esculators ready for the fall. all right stacey thank you very much we want you to help us monitor metro just send us an e-mail about any issues you find or questions you have about the transit agency, fox 5 metro at g mail.com. mitt romney is a big winner in florida, gop presidential primary. here is a look at results romney, 46% of the vote, 36% newt gingrich a poor turn out for rick santorum and ron paul who both abandoned the sunshine state for campaign stops out west. >> reporter: mitt romney scores his second primary victory, and this is a big one, but newt gingrich is promising the fight is far from over >> i stand ready to lead this

party and lead our nation. >> fresh off a land slide victory, mitt romney promises this hard fought primary will only make him a stronger candidate. mr. president you were elected to lead, you chose to follow, and now it is time for you to get out of the way. >> supporters hope this decisive win will carry romney all the way to the gop nomination. >> i think we will push them ahead in the other primaries coming towards super tuesday. >> despite his loss newt gingrich is vowing to stay in the race. >> we are going to contest every place and win, and we will be in tampa as the nominee in august. staying in is just what some of his supporters say is needed. he is on a roll. once people know more about him they will vote for him. >> the biggerring and negative attack ads are something third place finisher rick santorum, say this is campaign can do without. >> let's focus on defeating

barack obama. >> while ron paul is focussing on non-primary states. >> if you have an irate, minority, you do very well in the caucus states. mitt romney now has 87 delegates, three times as many as his closest rival next up 28 delegates will be up for grabs when nevada holds its caucus saturday. in tampa, general for davis, fox 5 news. meantime president obama will be in falls church virginia today at the james lee community center he will push a proposal to allow all homeowners to refinance their mortgages even if they owe more than the home is worth. the president is raking in campaign cash. new this morning occupy dc protestor in police custody, this after overnight police action at mcpherson square. the suspect was arrested on an

outstanding warrant and the incident was not related to a crackdown on camping rules a u.s. district judge ruled yesterday the government must notify protestors, prior to any eviction. he also said protestors will have the chance to contest eviction plans. cardinal anthony bevelaqua pathed away the spiritual leader who had cancer and -- passed away the pir which you will leader had cancer and -- spiritual leader had cancer and dementia the death comes days after lawyers battled in court over his competency to testify in an upcoming church sex abuse trial. he was 88 years old. an abrupt resignation from the director of dcs homeland security agency. she said she is leaving because of current distractions more fall out from the corruption investigation into former ward 5 councilmember harry thomas

junior. west used to over see the dc children and youth investment trust corporation, thomas, recently pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000, in city money, some of which came from the children and youth trust. west has not been charged with a crime. making headlines this morning police say they have solved the murder mysterysurrounding lenny harris, lynn wood johnson was arrested yesterday and charged with first degree murder he confessed to the crime. johnson and harris apparently knew each other police thing the motive was robbery. harris disappeared in september, his body was found in a well over the weekend, johnson is scheduled for a bond review hearing this afternoon. it turns out both drivers involved in a deadly crash in anne arundel county over the weekened had been drinking, toxicology reports show both drivers had alcohol in their systems, three teenagers in one

car and a man in another, died when they collided head on, on route 50. it happened early saturday morning in davidsonville the car the teens were in crossed the center line. civil liberties group, called for an investigation the mosque in chantilly was set to open in just about a month but overnight, sunday, police thing a group of people gathered there partied and destroyed much of what they could the damage is estimated at $60,000. any time you get an attack of this type, on a house of worship, whether it is a mosque or a synagogue or a church you have to be concerned, and that is why we approach law enforcement authorities to at least keep the possibility of a bias motive in mind when investigating this case. mosque officials want to make it clear they have not received any threats or had any problems during the construction process which began last year instead of

opening the mosque in a month it will likely take until april now. three people are recovering this morning after a building collapsed in chicago. this is cell known video you are looking at the dramatic screen there. people who -- scene there. people who work in area say it should have been torn down a long time ago it has been vacant for the last three years. the under water search for 16 people still missing in the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy has been called off indefinitely conditions are too dangerous for divers to go into the wreckage. bad weather is moving into the area too. 17 bodies have been recovered the ship ran aground, 2.5 weeks ago, crews are tries to prevent 500,000-gallons of fuel from spilling into the sea. >> coming up, hold your bets for online gambling in the district, why it may not happen. >> plus, we all have financial goals but how well does our area do at reaching them we will take a look at results for the 2012 access and opportunities score card.

>> first we have a live lookout side, still some clouds out there, still a little chilly but another warm day on tap tucker will tell us all about that. we will be right back it is 9:10 a.m. ♪

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welcome back, 9:13 a.m., alarming news for college bound students in virginia, tuition and fees are out pacing the rise in family income, the american council of trustees and alumna found costs at 17 schools across the state, totaled more than 40% of virginia's median household income up from 10 schools in 2004. et will be a busy day on capital hill congress is expected to vote on a bill to please salaries for another

year it was intros because -- freeze salaries for another year. it was introduced last year it goes against the wite house the president hopes to give federal -- white house the president hopes to give federal civilian workers a slight raise. city council members want to repeal the program before it starts, it was approved two years ago as part of a budget bill many say they didn't realize what they were voting for. jack evans plans to remove a repeal bill out of his office today. what is the state of the nations fiscal health? that is a very important question the national nonprofit corporation for enterprise, develop rated 52 criteria to score the district and states, the president of the corporation, is here, this morning with us, thanks for coming in this morning we do appreciate it. very important topic first off we want to get an idea, just overall, what different things do you look at? some of the -- there is five issues mainly in the score card

you look at. i know we have some information as well, financial assets and income we have some graphics here to back this up, so go through the issues for me. >> most important thing we look at in the score card we don't just look at people earn but what they own, there is two , w financial security and what we discovered is 27% of americans today, cannot exist at the poverty level for three months if their main source of income is disrupted, 3% of americans, you take out the value of their house, car, business are living in financial insecurity. >> okay, these are the different ones you look at. financial assetincome, businesses and jobs in the area. >> yes. >> also, housing and homeowner ship you mentioned health care and education. >> education yes. >> so the state rinkings were not at the -- ranks were not at the top but vermont is number

one. >> overall this region does well, it is in the top third in the country, with maryland and virginia in the top ten or so, and the district in the top 25. >> mm-hmm which isn't too bad so we, let's talk a little bit about, dc in virginia and maryland how they are different, scores for different things for instance, health care, it is things like, quite it shall it seems like there is -- it seems there is quite a bit of disparity on the states. >> one of the most important things we look at in the score card are not just outcome measures but what are the policys in place that help households in both the district in maryland they have strong policies, towards covering people with health insurance not so strong in virginia. mm-hmm also this area as well, seems like businesses and jobs are pretty solid overall for everyone is that just -- we always hear a lot of people say this is a good place to be you have the federal government here and so many other organizations is that the

reason is this. >> yes that is part of it in particular not just the number of jobs but quality of jobs so for example the district of columbia ranks number one in job quality and pay,. the other thing was, dc got a d, for financial assets in income, what kind of things do you look at to make sure they are financially safe, why are they not doing so well in that category. >> one is what i mentioned before, which is what are their cash reserves and many many households have little or no cash reserves, 41%, of dc residents are in abject poverty, a number of dc residents don't have access to a mainstream bank account. >> you always want to have that kind of back up but it is tough especially right now with the economy where we are, a lot of people without jobs or living pay check to pay check how are you able to get that financial

cushion going if you have very little to make ends meet. >> the way we look at it, it is a real partnership it is a partnership between the individual who is then building skills and learning to save but also between the government that sets up policies that help give incentives to saving behaviour. >> is there work being done to make sure that idea of saving financial slip is something instilled at a much earlier -- fie man shaly is something instilled at a much earlier age. >> that's right one of our biggest programs are children's savings accounts one thing we discovered in places where we started children's savings accounts a child who has a savings account with their name on it with as little at $500 is six times as likely to go to college than a child without. >> that is so true andrea, president with the corporation for enterprise development

thanks for coming in it is something to keep in mind, for sure. >> thank you so much. >> tony over to you >> eyeopening numbers. >> americans spending a lot on the super bowl numbers might surprise you and be an indicator that the economy maybe about to rebound we will break down numbers ahead >> first let's check with annie yu showing us how to save money, this morning. annie. good morning tony, so you can save money on clothes, jewellery, shoes all that fun stuff for ladies this saturday here at the boutique sale but you can also spend, or save money on pots like this, this is $450 originally, it is now on sale for $155 that is amazing so coming up we will give you a little preview of all the home decor and lifestyle pieces that you can find here on saturday, back to you. i would like to see that come down a little bit more. all right here is today's trivia question who invented

the first hide away bed ever patented in the united states do you even know what it is? >> yeah. >> hides away in your sofa, right? >> yeah, they used to hide away in walls too was it thomas adams, thomas jefferson, mary ander son she patented windshield wipers or alan reid he patented the first successful car air bag. >> who doesn't know that. >> answers coming up liter, head to our -- later head to our facebook page fox 5 morning news back after the break 

>> super bowl xlvi. >> there we are. >> five daycounting until the super bowl many of you will be at home or parties watching the big game. >> before that happens super bowl sunday could be a record breaker for retailers, melanie

explains why. >> reporter: just how much are super bowl watchers expected to shell out for their celebrations? 11 billion yes, billion dollars. >> pretty much the highest ever for super bowl spending. >> that is a lot of chips, dip and beer. >> it is a time everybody wants to gather people want to have a big party and no matter who is in the game people are really interested in watching it i think the whole country h come to a stand still on sunday. direct snap to brady, looks fires. touchdown. >> football fans will also be spending money to sport their favorite team's jerseys what would it be without a fat screen to watch it on. >> bigger is better, 50, 55, 60, 70,. electronics retailers, are busy selling and delivering flat screens in time for sunday's show down. >> we still have next day delivery going on if not same day and you know we can also get that tv installed within a

couple days as well. almost a hundred million people are planning to host or attend a super bowl party. that is a good sign >> i think it really speaks to the mood of the american consumer, how they are feeling about the economy, and we are seeing things point a little upward so people are feeling a little more positive about things for the coming year. >> it may be a kick off to better days ahead for retailers. fox 5 news. get this, that is not all -- counting all the money spent by advertisers an average of 3.5 million dollars per 30 second spot. >> my gosh. >> get this too a new survey finds .1 million people will buy a new tv specifically for super bowl sunday. such an easy excuse. honey i got to watch the game it's got to be on a nice tv. >> wow all right. that is a lot. coming up a long successful

marriage takes a lot of work. >> so how do you make it last hear from the longest married couple, in the u.s. coming up next. a live lookout side now on this wednesday morning another warm day ahead, oh, yes, tucker has the forecast, when we come back right now 9:26 a.m. dinner's ready.

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a big honor for one las vegas couple, they have been married for 78 years, wow most people some times can't even live that long. the worldwide marriage encounter named them -- i don't know where that came from i am sorry. they are now the longest married couple in the united states. >> debbie downer over here. president obama offered to recognize them at an event. >> how often does an ordinary guy, get such recognition, by

the president of the united states. it is one of these things that is once in a lifetime, you are in love and that is all you think about you know. >> awe. wilbur who is 100 years old by the way says the key to a healthy marriage is give, take and compromise. >> i bet they just keep each other going. >> that's right. >> yeah, that is great i love seeing these 100-year-old people of sound mind and body >> he looks great for 100. >> and still married i wonder how old she is? >> got to be late 90s right? >> at least i would think. >> they are in las vegas you know they keep it spicy i am sure. being there lots of fun. >> let's get to the forecast real quick we have to get ready for our tmz segment. >> sorry. >> look at that temperature, 51 regan national, warming up 3 degrees in the past hour and as we have been talking about all morning temperatures expected to once again sore into the strike that us fear, upper 6 --

stratosphere. upper 60s. 54 right now annapolis, hagerstown, 57 degrees, not getting a reports from leonard town you were 55 last hour and 54 cull pepper we had a few showers move through, during over the night hours, 4/100ths of an inch of rain in the city not a whole lot pushing across the lower eastern shores if you are watching down in salisbury, oxford, you might be up for a light shower. we are getting a clear break skies out to the west. we are thinking we will get some sun in before the cold front arrives tonight. you will notice the cooler temperatures moving in and winds will shift north and west behind that front one more day with some warmth and then, temperatures will start a gradual cool down nothing too extreme but a gradual cool down starting tomorrow all about high pressure and this one is

delivering fantastic temperatures winds out of the south and west and as we get into the night time hours that front comes through high pressure from the north and west will slide in, this area, less friendly for warm temperatures, 50s and upper 40s. by the weekend. mix of clouds and sun one more beautiful afternoon, 68 degrees winds out of the west, 10 do 15 miles per hour. later tonight, clouds increase chance of late rain, 45 your overnight low winds out of the north and west 5 to 10 and there is your 5 day forecast a few showers early tomorrow most of this action will stay south, early tomorrow and notice the cooler temperatures as we get into the weekend highs only upper 40s and 50 here saturday and sunday. all right, that is a look at weather sarah and tony back to the desk. >> thanks tucker. it is already hot in here. adele about to make a big come back you know she has been sidelined for awhile. where she will perform for the first time in months.

is lyndsey lohan on the move? maybe out of the country? that would be so wonderful dax holt with tmz joins us after the break to tell us why she moved all her stuff to storage. we will be back 

after weeks of rest, super star adele is about to set fire at the grammys she will take the stage in los angeles, february 12th to sing a song her first performance in 5 months, adele under went surgery on her stressed vocal cords, back in november. it is time to check the latest hollywood headlines we are joined by dax holt from tmz tucker is here as well and we are just now getting breaking news, from you all at tmz distressing news, dax do you want to tell us. very sad news, don

cornelius, the very very famous host of soul train, producer creator of that show that changed tv was found dead this morning, basically, they found him with a gunshot wound to his head they are saying it is a possible suicide they trans ported him to hospital this news is breaking as we speak so more details coming out in the next couple hours, anything new we will post it on the website. >> that is stunning news and for those of us who grew up with soul train and watched the show and know don cornelius well, it would be disturbing enough hearing of his death but, the fact that police believe it appears to be suicide, very very disturbing news, cornelius, 75 years old i know you all have more on the website and will continue to update it during the course of the next several hours thanks for letting us know about that. let's talk about we want to start with simon cowell i guess. yes, simon. blowing up the show dax?

>> everything they are just wiping out the show clean, starting over they have fired paula abdul, they fired nicole, and they also fired steve jones the host of the show, so the only people left are now simon cowell and l.a. reid and simon was the head man behind this and for him to fire paula abdul is a pretty big shot but never the less she did respond yesterday saying look, this is the way tv goes some times you got a gig some times you don't she says i have been around long enough i will find another job and move on and simon said look i wish everyone the best of luck it didn't work out on the show but he does feel like he wants to work with paula abdul once again in the future i am just thinking i am not sure i would trust him he takes her on shows and she gets fired in the long run i don't know if they gave the show a long enough period to build up those viewers american idol when it first debuted wasn't

the number one rated show instantly you had the build up that audience so i think maybe this wasn't exactly the smartest move but who knows i am not simon cowell. but the show will be back next year. >> yeah. hey, all right dax i want to talk about madonna, the material girl in half time but we are going to talk about lyndsey lohan instead, our favorite subject here at fox 5 in washington we love to talk about her what is the latest. >> okay so here the the thing if you remember a couple weeks ago some crazy fan showed up to her door freaked her out now she decided living in venice california right on the street, she is too easily accessible to fancrazy people she is packing up her stuff there is a moving truck outside her house yesterday sent it to storage until she can find a more permanent home she is living at the chateau marmont a very famous hotel out here she will hang out there and feel more safe. >> any chance we can get her to

move to eastern europe? >> probably not. >> i love it. >> all right dax thank you very much dax holt tmz see the show every week day at 6:30 p.m. >> bye dax. >> breaking news at the top of that report soul train creator and host, don cornelius, found dead in his home sherman oaks california, found dead apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound we will have more on our website myfoxdc.com sarah back to you. >> all right thanks. >> actor sean penn has a new title ambassador at large for haiti. the haitian president presented him with this he got the honor because of his humanitarian works since the earthquake he set up over seeing a settlement camp.

doesn't matter where you watch the super bowl as long as there is good food involved right? it can be healthy, without losing the flavour, salt and pepper the chef here to show us scrumptious game day recipes someone say chilli and meat ball sub. >> alexandria's finest boutiques offering steep discounts annie reviews that huge sale coming up after the break i'm in a tricky situation here. i'm bidding on a 1979 dukes of hazzard lunchbox, but my auction ends in 15 seconds ! even worse, my buddy's bidding on the same lunchbox. it's airbrushed ! but i've got verizon 4g lte. it's so fast that i can outbid him at the last second. i got it ! yes, i won ! woo hoo ! it's got a thermos ! rely on verizon 4g lte. because only the fastest survive.

>> seventh annual old town boutique warehouse sale is going on not just great discounts on clothes and accessories but decor as well. >> annie yu joins us from alexandria virginia are you able to restrain yourself? >> i am trying hard i haven't been tweeting because i have

been a bit distracted you would be too if you came out here, check out this apron it is half off $12 super cute and they have a matching one for your little girl how cute is that. this is $6 isn't that darling. okay so joining me now amy rutter ford the owner of red barn mercantile she has the inside scoop. what are somethings we have out here. >> well, starting from la cuisine this wonderful picnic basket would be great for your trip to the parks, spring, wolf trap it was $165 now $60. >> wow. >> does all this stuff come in there? >> yes. >> good. >> and these beautiful pots, originally $270. >> now $100. let's talk about this the one down here $450 to $155 what makes it so great. >> copper pots, copper is a wonderful heat conductor cooks evenly and quickly, and reduces

cook time. >> yeah. >> that's good. >> that is really heavy but good quality pot there. >> what are some other things. >> hand made vases from new jersey, corkscrews that were you know, actually -- >> i thought they were just designer pieces but have a purpose. >> how much is that? >> these are $5 >> my gosh that is great. >> that is really great so what are somethings looking ahead to spring people can be inspired by. >> well, i think hand made is a big thing orange, color. >> the color of the year >> i get that with clothes too i saw that tangerine is also a big color for spring, that translates into the home decor. >> absolutely they go hand in hand some times when i am talking to customers they try to figure out their own style i tell them to look in their closet they will find whatever they are wearing on their back,

is a reflection what they like to put. when people come out there will be a lot of home decor and lifestyle pieces what are other things you don't have out here we can look forward to. >> well, we are going to have bedding from john robshaw pillows galore, because they are a great way to pop some life into your decor. we have more dishes all kinds of stuff. >> so good variety of things those are also 70 to 80% off this is going down this saturday a one day thing happens every year the line is very long you have to come out early it starts 9:00 a.m., and it is going to be a controlled environment and they will let a few people in at a time which is good that is good news dress comfortably have fun back to you in studio. all right annie thank you. >> well, the count down to super bowl continues if you are hosting a party or making a dish our next guest has sneaky

ways to feed them healthy food oh, what is this? salt and pepper, chefs that come here every once in awhile and visit us. thanks for coming in. chilli going tony could not -- >> he couldn't pass this up >> i like the fact that you are using turkey in this chili it is popular and smells so good and tastes great >> it does really i was a chili purest before. >> only beef. >> only beef. >> and some times steak you know. so it was a stretch for me to even try this but it really comes out so well and takes on flavours of everything around it, and it is amazing. >> yeah, what do you have. >> we have ground turkey in there, we've got you can see the cellry, three different kinds of beans, we've got black eyed peas. >> yeah. >> black beans red kidney beans and some chipotle peppers i

diced that. >> talking about the smoked paprika. these are wonderful in chili too. >> garlic onions. >> and he putted smoked paprika in this i thought it was like a secret ingredient, i guess not. don't tell anybody. >> so this is something real simple you can make beforehand even the day before and then just warm it up you can leave it on the stove add water leave it on the stove for people to come and grab it during the party leave it on similarrer keep it warm throughout the day. >> always better the second day. >> all melds together. >> yes. >> it is true. and you've got cheese and all the other toppings. really healthy too. >> exactly. >> how much healthier is it because you are using the turkey instead of the ground beef. >> mainly about the fat. >> a lot less fat involved with the tour key i don't know -- turkey, i don't know the

content. >> we are cooks. >> we don't want to talk about that. >> exactly. >> as the meat balls sizzle in oil they look really good. and if you go to the website and look at the recipe, the original had lean turkey, but my students came up with a recipe where we are using low fat ground beef. >> perfect. >> as opposed to using bread crumbs for those who might have gluten allergies, use rice as a filler. >> you thing of everything. >> instead of presweetened sauces, we use this. i want the mention you guys have an affiliation with whole foods as we speak, and you make appearances there and have a couple coming up including, at the tyson's whole food market

this saturday. >> yep. >> from 2 to 5 you will talk about this >> all kinds of football food. >> all right very good that looks fantastic. >> do you have a topping. normally it will be just as is, a little diced tomato, a quick bit of orange, diced tomato by the time you come back from the teaser when you are eating this wonderful herb salad, something very light,. my question have you also made something for sarah, i see my food here. hey, now. >> you can lick the pan. >> we cover it all. >> thanks guys. >> very good. >> great stuff. >> of course, salt and pepper again you will see them at the foods this saturday, from 2 to 5:00 p.m. all right we will be back with more in a moment including on this mornings breaking news out of hollywood stay with us 

>> more on the disturbing breaking news story out of hollywood, don cornell yous has been found dead at his -- cornell use has been found dead at his home in sherman oaks california according to police sources he apparently committed suicide, died of a self- inflicted gunshot wound to the head, best known for the tv show soul train which aired in syndication from 1971 to 2006 and can be seen on many late night commercials as they have repackaged and are selling those shows on dvd, don cornelius an innovation tore in televise vision, radio and urban, or black or soul music. this information coming to us first, from tmz my understanding it is now being reported by other sources as

well. joining us on the phone this morning is long time washington radio legend, done donny -- donny simpson. >> you are on the phone >> i am here tony. >> good to talk to you. sorry about the circumstances you knew him for many years can you share your thoughts about the man and his legacy. >> well, don was a class act i mean, what you saw on television was what you got off tv first class, from day one, when i first met don i guess i was 18 maybe is the years old in detroit on radio and don came and we hung out and as a matter of fact he told me one day, i would like for you to replace me as the host of soul train which i thought that is never going to happen. he is so cool who could replace

that kind of cool you know. and but you know, to be that cool, when i would go to los angeles i hung out with don a couple times and you know, i viewed him as a major star you know, he was the conductor of soul train, how big was that but still so cool, to hang out with a pion like me it left an indelible mark on me, how to carry yourself. to do it with class and i am just devastated by this news this morning. you know, you would never know what is going on in someone's life if it is true he indeed took his life, it is shocking, especially at -- well, at any age but you know at 75 years old,. >> it is. >> with all the success he had is shocking. >> it is shocking i never had the good fortune to meet him obviously he was a role model and a trailblazer and we are

looking at footage from soul train now and i was the perfect audience for the show the right age in the 70s to watch this show it was the only place where you saw the acts that you saw, barry white the ojs ohio players, where you could see all these folks on tv at the time now of course you can see anybody any where but this was the only place to see it and like you say, he was an innovators really started something new, and gave an opportunity to many many people, at a time when there weren't that many opportunities out there. of course you followed along at bet with video soul and expanded that audience as well this will be a big loss to a lot of people. >> no question you said it so well i remember as a kid running home because we knew the temptations were going to be on mike douglas that day you know, because we had such few appearances, black performers on television, so when don cornelius came around you could

see him every saturday morning that was amazing to us and so, yeah, you know, i was fortunate enough to be able to further that with video soul, i mean it was a different thing it wasn't performance oriented, at least in the beginning, it was more interview based experience so you know it was different and but you know i do want to say this tony and well, you said you watched it but you didn't watch enough i have seen you dance. [ laughter ] >> i am going to try -- i will definitely be watching more donny we have to cut it there i want to tell you i hear every day from people they miss you on the radio. >> thank you very much for that rest in peace brother don. >> don cornelius, dead at the age of 75. >> meanwhile the beautiful weather. >> wea