such a good song and such a great artist, who's getting a big honor for monday's grammys, lionel richie. he's being celebrated as the 2016 music person of the year. we sat down with the icon to talk about his incredible career. >> getting the music person of the year.

coming up in this half hour, lionel richie looks back at more than a dozen top ten hits. the grammy winner also opens up about adele's blockbuster song "hello." and whether it strikes a familiar note. that's ahead time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the telegraph in london reports on a major scientific announcement expected today. researchers could say they detected gravitational waves for

just down the road in new port richie, the water did get into some homes. one says her home is flooded five times in six years >> the house stinks, you can barely breathe in it. tragedy every time because it's a cleanup we have to do every time. >> there's a near by retention pond that gives those folks trouble. they're now buying flood insurance. back here live, the power is on and off this block but a thousand other folks in west pasco still have no water. crews will be out today trying to get the power on. reporting live, jake peterson. >> caught on camera, take a look at this, two kids getting off of two different it's tough video but luckily neither student was seriously hurt. school back in session. authorities in austin are raising awareness. they have issued a thousand citations in the first week. both kids hit while the stop signs and their school puss lights flashing, you have to stay back. a driver of the truck, a 16-year-old girl, says she did not know about the law. both drivers stayed at the scene and cited by police. drivers killed 10 kids ea

music legend, lionel richie philly fights cancer round two of the university of pennsylvania. it's a 4-year cancer survivor and says it's important to remember the patient isn't the only one impacted. >> it effects people's livelihood. their families, it effects planning your future. it's just -- yeah. it's the worst. >> last year's event helped raise 3 $1/2 million to support research and clinical trials at penn medicine's cancer center. >>> scaring up prehalloween fun in philadelphia. the west laurel hills cemetery hosted a murder mystery event. they got to test their detective skills and try to figure out who done it. erica, warmer weather is on the way? >> yes, we're looking forward to that. >>> we have a couple of weather stories before that. new castle, suffx and atlantic counties. we have a cool night but not as cool as we saw last night. developing clouds sunday into monday. unseasonably warm trend, at least through wednesday. monday through tuesday, an isolated shower. and an 80s make a comeback by monday into tuesday and wednesday. otherwise, you will see your local

yeah, people in newport richie say that's exactly what's happening in the neighborhood there. the property owner has been dumping tree mulch for years and it's not only become an eyesore but now it's attracting insects, snakes and other wildlife into the nearby neighborhood. he says the owner trucks in the stuff a few times a week debris hills. >> i respect the mans right to his property and to do what they want but there's a limit when you taking away the property value of another homeowner. >> we reached out to the pasco county code enforcement investigating the dump site and anyone dumping this type of material would node to obtain a permit or aprove they are outing it for agricultural purposes. at this point the property owner has done neither at this point. >>> coming up next, starting your holiday weekend? believe it or not it not too early to do so. here is paul.and there's deborah. >> here i am. >> surprise. >> this weekend a cold front has moved through doesn't mean much in the way of cold air but maybe dryer air. >>> the countdown to christmas is on just 50 days from